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Aignan is a commune in the Gers department of France, situated within the Occitanie region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Aignan and is located in the arrondissement of Mirande. The municipality has an area of 32.16 square kilometers and shares borders with Margouët-Meymes, Avéron-Bergelle, Bouzon-Gellenave, and Castelnavet. Its postal code is 32290, and it falls under the Europe/Paris timezone.
The population of Aignan is recorded as 965, comprising 368 males and 366 females. Another source lists the population as 949. The commune has an elevation above sea level of 222 meters, while a separate measurement indicates an elevation of 171 meters. Aignan is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Adour-Gersoise.
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Occitania
- Department
- Gers
- Arrondissement
- Mirande
- Canton
- Adour-Gersoise
- Intercommunality
- Armagnac Adour
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Gérard Pérès
- Area
- 32.16 km (12.42 sq mi)
- Density
- 22/km (58/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 32001 /32290
- Elevation
- 107–222 m (351–728 ft) , (avg. 165 m or 541 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Aignan
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Mirande
- Population
- 720
- Area
- 32.16
- Elevation
- 157
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Aignan
- Shares border with
- Sabazan
- Official website
- www.aignan.org
- Image
- Aignan gers village 2.jpg
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- Commons category
- Aignan
- postal code
- 32290
- native label
- Aignan
- associated electoral district
- canton of Adour-Gersoise
- male population
- 368
- female population
- 366
- P8168
- Jürgen Oelke
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-62-09-24-11
- P12749
- Hermann Gundert
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Encyclopedic overview
Aignan ( French pronunciation: [ɛɲɑ̃] ; Gascon: Anhan [aˈɲa]) is a commune located in the west of the Gers department in the region of Occitania. It is a rural community with 726 inhabitants as of 2019, down from a peak of 1,771 in 1831. The name Aignan comes from the Latin "Annius" followed by the suffix "anum", which likely refers to the region's owner during the period of Roman Gaul. The town was previously known as Aignan-la-Justice.
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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aignan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.