Fleurance
| Fleurance | ||
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Saint-Laurent | ||
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  Fleurance | ||
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Location within Midi-Pyrénées region  Fleurance | ||
| Coordinates: 43°51′01″N 0°39′52″E / 43.8503°N 0.6644°ECoordinates: 43°51′01″N 0°39′52″E / 43.8503°N 0.6644°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées | |
| Department | Gers | |
| Arrondissement | Condom | |
| Canton | Fleurance | |
| Intercommunality | Lomagne Gersoise | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Raymond Vall | |
| Area1 | 43.32 km2 (16.73 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 6,277 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (380/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 32132 / 32500 | |
| Elevation |
83–181 m (272–594 ft) (avg. 98 m or 322 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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Fleurance is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.
Geography
Fleurance and its surrounding communes
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 2,404 | — |
| 1800 | 2,920 | +21.5% |
| 1806 | 2,858 | −2.1% |
| 1821 | 2,847 | −0.4% |
| 1831 | 3,410 | +19.8% |
| 1841 | 3,409 | −0.0% |
| 1846 | 3,898 | +14.3% |
| 1851 | 4,309 | +10.5% |
| 1856 | 4,250 | −1.4% |
| 1861 | 4,275 | +0.6% |
| 1866 | 4,516 | +5.6% |
| 1872 | 4,515 | −0.0% |
| 1876 | 4,550 | +0.8% |
| 1881 | 4,443 | −2.4% |
| 1886 | 4,457 | +0.3% |
| 1891 | 4,282 | −3.9% |
| 1896 | 4,237 | −1.1% |
| 1901 | 4,102 | −3.2% |
| 1906 | 4,085 | −0.4% |
| 1911 | 4,050 | −0.9% |
| 1921 | 3,470 | −14.3% |
| 1926 | 3,583 | +3.3% |
| 1931 | 3,467 | −3.2% |
| 1936 | 3,491 | +0.7% |
| 1946 | 3,744 | +7.2% |
| 1954 | 3,816 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 4,279 | +12.1% |
| 1968 | 5,174 | +20.9% |
| 1975 | 5,816 | +12.4% |
| 1982 | 6,088 | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 6,368 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 6,273 | −1.5% |
| 2008 | 6,277 | +0.1% |
See also
References
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