Beaucaire, Gers
| Beaucaire | |
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  Beaucaire | |
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Location within Midi-Pyrénées region  Beaucaire | |
| Coordinates: 43°50′18″N 0°23′08″E / 43.8383°N 0.3856°ECoordinates: 43°50′18″N 0°23′08″E / 43.8383°N 0.3856°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Gers |
| Arrondissement | Condom |
| Canton | Valence-sur-Baïse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Raymonde Barthe |
| Area1 | 16.14 km2 (6.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 289 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 32035 / 32410 |
| Elevation |
85–208 m (279–682 ft) (avg. 97 m or 318 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Beaucaire (French pronunciation: [bokɛʁ]; Occitan: Bèucaire [bɛwˈkajɾe]) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.
Geography
Beaucaire and its surrounding communes
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 387 | — |
| 1968 | 345 | −10.9% |
| 1975 | 312 | −9.6% |
| 1982 | 297 | −4.8% |
| 1990 | 305 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 277 | −9.2% |
| 2008 | 289 | +4.3% |
See also
References
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