Lectoure
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Lectoure (; Gascon: Leitora ; Latin ) is a commune in the Gers department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France.
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Lectoure is a commune in France, situated within the Gers department and the Occitanie region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Lectoure and the canton of Lectoure-Lomagne, and has historically been the capital of the County of Armagnac. The town is twinned with Saint-Louis and shares borders with Castet-Arrouy, Castelnau-d'Arbieu, Castéra-Lectourois, and L'Isle-Bouzon.
The area of Lectoure is 84.93 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 223 meters. Its population is recorded as 4,072, comprising 1,687 males and 1,977 females. The postal code for the commune is 32700.
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Place details
- Locality
- Lectoure
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 4,544
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Lectoure
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Lectours west2.jpg
- French commune.caption
- A general view of Lectoure
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Lectoure (Gers).png
- French commune.arrondissement
- Condom
- French commune.canton
- Lectoure-Lomagne
- French commune.INSEE
- 32208
- French commune.postal code
- 32700
- French commune.mayor
- Xavier Ballenghien
- French commune.term
- 2021–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 182
- French commune.elevation min m
- 68
- French commune.elevation max m
- 223
- French commune.area km2
- 84.93
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Lectoure
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Condom
- Capital
- County of Armagnac
- Population
- 3670
- Area
- 84.93
- Elevation
- 142
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Castelnau-d'Arbieu
- Official website
- www.lectoure.fr
- Image
- Statue du Maréchal Lannes et cathédrale Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais5 (Lectoure, Gers, France).JPG
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- topic's main category
- Category:Lectoure
- twinned administrative body
- Saint-Louis
- Commons category
- Lectoure
- postal code
- 32700
- associated electoral district
- canton of Lectoure-Lomagne
- male population
- 1687
- female population
- 1977
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-62-68-70-22
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Population
- Sites of interest
- Way of St. James
- Cuisine
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Lectoure (; Gascon: Leitora ; Latin ) is a commune in the Gers department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France.
It is located north of Auch, the capital of the department, south of Agen and approximately northwest of Toulouse.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lectoure” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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