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Mont-d'Astarac
Mont-d'Astarac
Commune
	Restored gate and tower
	Coat of arms
	Location of Mont-d'Astarac
	Mont-d'Astarac Mont-d'Astarac
	Coordinates: 43°19′45″N 0°34′08″E / 43.3292°N 0.5689°E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Mirande
Canton	Astarac-Gimone
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Françoise Casale
Area 1	8.05 km2 (3.11 sq mi)
Population (2022)	91
• Density	11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	32280 /32140
Elevation	234–386 m (768–1,266 ft) ; (avg. 349 m or 1,145 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mont-d'Astarac (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ dastaʁak]; Gascon: Lo Mont d'Astarac) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

Geography

History

Its history goes back to the 930s, when it became the first capital of Astarac. It was on the feudal motte, still visible today, that Arnaud Garcia established his castle, having inherited the County of Astarac from his father Count de Gascogne, Garcia Sanchez (called the Crooked), grandson of the count of Castille. It is worth seeing for its monuments - tower and church - registered among the Historic Monuments of France, and for its beautiful murals dating to the 15th century.^[3]