Lupiac

Lupiac
Lupiac

Coordinates: 43°41′N 0°11′E / 43.68°N 0.18°E / 43.68; 0.18Coordinates: 43°41′N 0°11′E / 43.68°N 0.18°E / 43.68; 0.18
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Gers
Arrondissement Mirande
Canton Aignan
Intercommunality Artagnan en Fézensac
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Yves Rispat
Area1 34.5 km2 (13.3 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 302
  Density 8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 32219 / 32290
Elevation 141–247 m (463–810 ft)
(avg. 248 m or 814 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.

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

Castle of d'Artagnan

Geography

The Auzoue forms most of the commune's southeastern border.

The Douze forms the commune's western border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18501,376    
1962585−57.5%
1968505−13.7%
1975433−14.3%
1982400−7.6%
1990356−11.0%
1999312−12.4%
2008308−1.3%
2012302−1.9%

Literature

Alexandre Dumas, père created the famous Gersois d'Artagnan, the fourth musketeer of The Three Musketeers. D'Artagnan was born here, and there is a museum dedicated to him.

See also

References

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