Mirande

Mirande
Subprefecture and commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Mirande
Coat of arms
Location of Mirande
Map
Mirande is located in France
Mirande
Mirande
Mirande is located in Occitanie
Mirande
Mirande
Coordinates: 43°31′N 0°24′E / 43.52°N 0.4°E / 43.52; 0.4
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGers
ArrondissementMirande
CantonMirande-Astarac
IntercommunalityCœur d'Astarac en Gascogne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Fanton[1]
Area
1
23.42 km2 (9.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,454
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
32256 /32300
Elevation139–268 m (456–879 ft)
(avg. 170 m or 560 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mirande (French pronunciation: [miʁɑ̃d] ⓘ; Occitan: Miranda) is a commune in the Gers department, Occitania, southwestern France.

Geography

Mirande and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,655—    
1800 1,558−0.86%
1806 1,968+3.97%
1821 2,128+0.52%
1831 2,532+1.75%
1841 3,409+3.02%
1846 3,797+2.18%
1851 3,454−1.88%
1856 3,509+0.32%
1861 3,304−1.20%
1866 4,010+3.95%
1872 3,885−0.53%
1876 3,812−0.47%
1881 3,748−0.34%
1886 3,916+0.88%
1891 4,244+1.62%
1896 3,771−2.34%
1901 3,867+0.50%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 3,642−1.19%
1911 3,424−1.23%
1921 2,559−2.87%
1926 2,694+1.03%
1931 2,761+0.49%
1936 3,019+1.80%
1946 3,592+1.75%
1954 3,500−0.32%
1962 3,610+0.39%
1968 4,075+2.04%
1975 3,879−0.70%
1982 3,871−0.03%
1990 3,565−1.02%
1999 3,568+0.01%
2007 3,740+0.59%
2012 3,664−0.41%
2017 3,468−1.09%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Sites of interest

  • Town Hall
  • St. Mary's Cathedral
  • Astarac Square
  • Clock Tower
  • Rohan Tower
  • Town Hall
    Town Hall
  • St Mary's Cathedral
    St Mary's Cathedral
  • Clock Tower
    Clock Tower
  • Rohan Tower
    Rohan Tower

Leisure activities

  • Aquapark "Ludina"

Events

  • Country Music Festival
  • Traditional markets

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Mirande, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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