Bassoues

Coordinates: 43°34′48″N 0°14′46″E / 43.58°N 0.2461°E / 43.58; 0.2461
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Bassoues
The chateau tower in Bassoues
The chateau tower in Bassoues
Coat of arms of Bassoues
Location of Bassoues
Map
Bassoues is located in France
Bassoues
Bassoues
Bassoues is located in Occitanie
Bassoues
Bassoues
Coordinates: 43°34′48″N 0°14′46″E / 43.58°N 0.2461°E / 43.58; 0.2461
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGers
ArrondissementMirande
CantonPardiac-Rivière-Basse
IntercommunalityCœur d'Astarac en Gascogne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Claude Gatelet[1]
Area
1
32.29 km2 (12.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
327
 • Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
32032 /32320
Elevation150–287 m (492–942 ft)
(avg. 220 m or 720 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bassoues (French pronunciation: [basu]; Occitan: Bassoas) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

Geography[edit]

The Auzoue, a tributary of the Gélise, has its source in the southwestern part of the commune. The Guiroue, another tributary of the Gélise, flows north through the eastern part of the commune. The Barade, a stream, tributary of the Guirou, forms the commune's eastern border.

Bassoues and its surrounding communes

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962631—    
1968568−10.0%
1975512−9.9%
1982503−1.8%
1990454−9.7%
1999376−17.2%
2008391+4.0%

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.