Nogaro
For other uses, see Nogaro (disambiguation).
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Saint-Nicolas church | ||
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Location within Midi-Pyrénées region  Nogaro | ||
| Coordinates: 43°46′N 0°02′W / 43.76°N 0.03°WCoordinates: 43°46′N 0°02′W / 43.76°N 0.03°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées | |
| Department | Gers | |
| Arrondissement | Condom | |
| Canton | Nogaro | |
| Intercommunality | Bas-Armagnac | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Christian Peyret | |
| Area1 | 11.06 km2 (4.27 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,975 | |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 32296 / 32110 | |
| Elevation | 89–148 m (292–486 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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Nogaro is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. It is the site of a distillery of Armagnac brandy.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 1,859 | — |
| 1968 | 2,140 | +15.1% |
| 1975 | 2,113 | −1.3% |
| 1982 | 2,013 | −4.7% |
| 1990 | 2,008 | −0.2% |
| 1999 | 1,881 | −6.3% |
| 2008 | 1,975 | +5.0% |
Sport
Nogaro is the site of Circuit Paul Armagnac, a motorsport race track.
See also
References
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