Beaucaire, Gers

Beaucaire
Beaucaire

Coordinates: 43°50′18″N 0°23′08″E / 43.8383°N 0.3856°E / 43.8383; 0.3856Coordinates: 43°50′18″N 0°23′08″E / 43.8383°N 0.3856°E / 43.8383; 0.3856
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Gers
Arrondissement Condom
Canton Valence-sur-Baïse
Government
  Mayor (20082014) 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)

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
YearPop.±%
1962387    
1968345−10.9%
1975312−9.6%
1982297−4.8%
1990305+2.7%
1999277−9.2%
2008289+4.3%

See also

References

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