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.
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Coordinates: 43°46′N 0°02′W | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Gers |
Arrondissement | Condom |
Canton | Grand-Bas-Armagnac |
Intercommunality | Bas-Armagnac |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Peyret[1] |
Area 1 | 11.06 km2 (4.27 sq mi) |
Population | 2,027 |
• Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 32296 /32110 |
Elevation | 89–148 m (292–486 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 1,859 | — |
1968 | 2,140 | +15.1% |
1975 | 2,113 | −1.3% |
1982 | 2,013 | −4.7% |
1990 | 2,008 | −0.2% |
1999 | 1,881 | −6.3% |
2008 | 1,975 | +5.0% |
Nogaro is the site of Circuit Paul Armagnac, a motorsport race track.
The historian and palaeographer Charles Samaran (1879–1982) died in Nogaro.
The chef and television host Michel Sarran was born in Nogaro.[3]
The tennis player Tessah Andrianjafitrimo has lived in Nogaro since 2010.[4]
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