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Commune in Occitania, France
Nogaro
Commune
Saint-Nicolas churchSaint-Nicolas church
Coat of arms of NogaroCoat of arms
Location of Nogaro
Nogaro is located in FranceNogaroNogaroShow map of FranceNogaro is located in OccitanieNogaroNogaroShow map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°46′N 0°02′W / 43.76°N 0.03°W / 43.76; -0.03
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGers
ArrondissementCondom
CantonGrand-Bas-Armagnac
IntercommunalityBas-Armagnac
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Peyret
Area11.06 km (4.27 sq mi)
Population2,226
 • Density200/km (520/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code32296 /32110
Elevation89–148 m (292–486 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Nogaro (French pronunciation: [nɔɡaʁo]; Gascon: Nogaròu) is a commune in the Gers department, Southwestern France. It is the site of a distillery of Armagnac brandy.

Geography

Nogaro and its surrounding communes

The commune is bordered by six other communes: Caupenne-d'Armagnac to the northwest, Sainte-Christie-d'Armagnac to the northeast, Loubédat to the east, Sion to the southeast, Urgosse to the south, and finally by Arblade-le-Haut to the west.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,140—    
1975 2,113−0.18%
1982 2,013−0.69%
1990 2,008−0.03%
1999 1,881−0.72%
2007 1,975+0.61%
2012 1,966−0.09%
2017 2,009+0.43%
Source: INSEE

Facilities

Nogaro is the site of Circuit Paul Armagnac, a motorsport race track, and the neighbouring Nogaro Aerodrome.

Notable people

The historian and palaeographer Charles Samaran (1879–1982) died in Nogaro.

The chef and television host Michel Sarran was born in Nogaro.

The tennis player Tessah Andrianjafitrimo has lived in Nogaro since 2010.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. "Nogaro. Michel Sarran : "Piloter ici, quel beau cadeau pour moi"".
  5. "Tessah, la perle de Nogaro".
Communes of the Gers department


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