Eauze
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Location within Midi-Pyrénées region  Éauze | ||
| Coordinates: 43°51′44″N 0°06′07″E / 43.8623°N 00.102°ECoordinates: 43°51′44″N 0°06′07″E / 43.8623°N 00.102°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées | |
| Department | Gers | |
| Arrondissement | Condom | |
| Canton | Éauze | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Gabas | |
| Area1 | 72.00 km2 (27.80 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 3,935 | |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 32119 / 32800 | |
| Elevation |
106–193 m (348–633 ft) (avg. 126 m or 413 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. | ||
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Eauze (pronounced Éauze) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.
Geography
Eauze and its surrounding communes
History
Eauze takes its names from the Gaulish Aquitani tribe of the Elusates.
The ancient bishopric of Éauze (or Elusa) in Gaul was united with the episcopal see of Auch probably in the 9th century. Its Latin name, Elusa, is identical to that of a titular see of Palaestina Tertia, suffragan of Petra.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 5,230 | — |
| 1800 | 3,618 | −30.8% |
| 1806 | 3,692 | +2.0% |
| 1821 | 3,698 | +0.2% |
| 1831 | 3,564 | −3.6% |
| 1841 | 3,840 | +7.7% |
| 1846 | 3,915 | +2.0% |
| 1851 | 4,082 | +4.3% |
| 1856 | 4,274 | +4.7% |
| 1861 | 4,255 | −0.4% |
| 1866 | 4,397 | +3.3% |
| 1872 | 4,362 | −0.8% |
| 1876 | 4,237 | −2.9% |
| 1881 | 4,380 | +3.4% |
| 1886 | 4,225 | −3.5% |
| 1891 | 4,110 | −2.7% |
| 1896 | 4,175 | +1.6% |
| 1901 | 4,012 | −3.9% |
| 1906 | 3,797 | −5.4% |
| 1911 | 3,592 | −5.4% |
| 1921 | 3,361 | −6.4% |
| 1926 | 3,482 | +3.6% |
| 1931 | 3,513 | +0.9% |
| 1936 | 3,620 | +3.0% |
| 1946 | 3,661 | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 3,612 | −1.3% |
| 1962 | 3,664 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 4,010 | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 4,393 | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 4,298 | −2.2% |
| 1990 | 4,137 | −3.7% |
| 1999 | 3,881 | −6.2% |
| 2008 | 3,935 | +1.4% |
Sites of interest
Éauze Cathedral is dedicated to Saint Luperculus, who is said to have been a bishop here in the third century before being martyred.
Events
Éauze has a market on Thursday mornings and there is also a separate poultry and rabbit market.
See also
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "article name needed". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eauze. |
- Official Site of the commune of Éauze (French)
- Éauze Cathedral:
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