Troncens

Troncens
Troncens
Location within Midi-Pyrénées region  Troncens
Coordinates: 43°27′41″N 0°12′57″E / 43.4614°N 0.2158°ECoordinates: 43°27′41″N 0°12′57″E / 43.4614°N 0.2158°E
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Mirande
Canton	Marciac
Intercommunality	Bastides et vallons du Gers
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Francis Daguzan
Area^1	12.97 km^2 (5.01 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	184
• Density	14/km^2 (37/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	32455 / 32230
Elevation	182–342 m (597–1,122 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 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.

Troncens is a commune in the Gers department of Gascony in the southwestern France.

Geography

Troncens is situated in the south of the department near the department of Hautes-Pyrenees. The Cabournieu, right tributary of the Bouès, has its source in the town. Another tributary (left bank) of the Bouès, the Laus, runs through the town. The farms are dispersed throughout the area.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
522	1,818	—
416	1,848	+1.7%
652	1,896	+2.6%
429	1,912	+0.8%
402	1,947	+1.8%
278	1,962	+0.8%
219	1,968	+0.3%
198	1,975	+0.4%
197	1,982	+0.4%
206	1,990	+0.4%
206	1,999	+0.5%
199	2,008	+0.5%
184		—

Businesses and artisans

- Agriculture: sunflower, corn

- 1 gîte: CAP de BOUEOU (bouéou = beef in Gascon dialect) - Vacation rental in an 18th-century farmhouse in Troncens, Gers.

See also

• Communes of the Gers department

References

• INSEE

• Troncens on the site of the National Geographic Institute
• Gite CAP de BOUEOU - Holiday rental in Troncens, Gers, SW France