Gajan, Ariège

Gajan

The church in Gajan
Gajan

Coordinates: 43°02′01″N 1°07′39″E / 43.0336°N 1.1275°E / 43.0336; 1.1275Coordinates: 43°02′01″N 1°07′39″E / 43.0336°N 1.1275°E / 43.0336; 1.1275
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Ariège
Arrondissement Saint-Girons
Canton Saint-Lizier
Intercommunality Bas-Couserans
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Monique Boutonnier
Area1 8.17 km2 (3.15 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 297
  Density 36/km2 (94/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 09128 / 09190
Elevation 365–600 m (1,198–1,969 ft)
(avg. 550 m or 1,800 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.

Gajan is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962143    
1968180+25.9%
1975201+11.7%
1982210+4.5%
1990281+33.8%
1999290+3.2%
2008297+2.4%

See also

Ficus carica on a Gajan field
Fraxinus excelsior perforated by woodpeckers

References

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