Lamazère

Lamazère
Lamazère

Coordinates: 43°33′29″N 0°27′12″E / 43.5581°N 0.4533°E / 43.5581; 0.4533Coordinates: 43°33′29″N 0°27′12″E / 43.5581°N 0.4533°E / 43.5581; 0.4533
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Gers
Arrondissement Mirande
Canton Mirande
Intercommunality Cœur d'Astarac en Gascogne
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Marc Desbarats
Area1 7.47 km2 (2.88 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 135
  Density 18/km2 (47/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 32187 / 32300
Elevation 141–243 m (463–797 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 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.

Lamazère is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

Geography

The Petite Baïse forms part of the commune's southern border, flows northwest through the middle of the commune, then forms part of its northwestern border.

Lamazère and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962131    
1968135+3.1%
1975108−20.0%
1982109+0.9%
1990113+3.7%
1999130+15.0%
2008149+14.6%
2012135−9.4%

See also

References

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