Aignan, Gers

Aignan
Commune
The town hall in Aignan
Coat of arms
Location of Aignan
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Coordinates: 43°41′55″N 0°05′03″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Mirande
Canton	Adour-Gersoise
Intercommunality	Armagnac Adour
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Pérès[1]
Area ^1	32.16 km^2 (12.42 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	722
• Density	22/km^2 (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)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

Geography

Aignan is located in the canton of Adour-Gersoise and in the arrondissement of Mirande.

Map of Aignan and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	965	—
1975	932	−0.50%
1982	941	+0.14%
1990	921	−0.27%
1999	842	−0.99%
2007	852	+0.15%
2012	746	−2.62%
2017	734	−0.32%
2019[4]	726	−0.55%
Source: INSEE[3]

Notable People

• Yann Fouéré (1910–2011), Breton nationalist, journalist and author

See also

• Communes of the Gers department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024 https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8288323?geo=COM-32001. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
4. "Comparateur de territoires − Commune d'Aignan (32001) | Insee".