Miélan
Miélan | |
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 The church in Miélan | |
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Location of Miélan  | |
  Miélan  Miélan | |
| Coordinates: 43°25′50″N 0°18′32″E / 43.4306°N 0.3089°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gers |
| Arrondissement | Mirande |
| Canton | Mirande-Astarac |
| Intercommunality | Cœur d'Astarac en Gascogne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Loup Arenou[1] |
Area 1 | 21.88 km2 (8.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,125 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 32252 /32170 |
| Elevation | 187–303 m (614–994 ft) (avg. 209 m or 686 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Miélan (French pronunciation: [mjelɑ̃]; Gascon: Mielan) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. The choral conductor Aurore Tillac was born in Miélan in 1980.
Geography
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 1,214 | — |
| 1968 | 1,295 | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 1,325 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 1,246 | −6.0% |
| 1990 | 1,290 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 1,258 | −2.5% |
| 2008 | 1,218 | −3.2% |
| 2012 | 1,213 | −0.4% |
Notable residents
- Pierre Marie Laurent Forgues (1761-2013), soldier
- Aurore Tillac (born 1980), choir conductor
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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