Troncens

Troncens
Troncens

Coordinates: 43°27′41″N 0°12′57″E / 43.4614°N 0.2158°E / 43.4614; 0.2158Coordinates: 43°27′41″N 0°12′57″E / 43.4614°N 0.2158°E / 43.4614; 0.2158
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Gers
Arrondissement Mirande
Canton Marciac
Intercommunality Bastides et vallons du Gers
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Francis Daguzan
Area1 12.97 km2 (5.01 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 184
 • Density 14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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
YearPop.±%
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

References

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