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Nogaro

Nogaro
Saint-Nicolas church
Saint-Nicolas church
Coat of arms of Nogaro
Location of Nogaro
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Nogaro is located in France
Nogaro
Nogaro
Nogaro is located in Occitanie
Nogaro
Nogaro
Coordinates: 43°46′N 0°02′W / 43.76°N 0.03°W / 43.76; -0.03
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGers
ArrondissementCondom
CantonGrand-Bas-Armagnac
IntercommunalityBas-Armagnac
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Peyret[1]
Area
1
11.06 km2 (4.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,161
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
32296 /32110
Elevation89–148 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.

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.

Geography

Nogaro and its surrounding communes

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.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,140—    
1975 2,113−0.18%
1982 2,013−0.69%
1990 2,008−0.03%
1999 1,881−0.72%
2007 1,975+0.61%
2012 1,966−0.09%
2017 2,009+0.43%
Source: INSEE[3]

Facilities

Nogaro is the site of Circuit Paul Armagnac, a motorsport race track, and the neighbouring Nogaro Aerodrome.

Notable people

The historian and palaeographer Charles Samaran (1879–1982) died in Nogaro.

The chef and television host Michel Sarran was born in Nogaro.[4]

The tennis player Tessah Andrianjafitrimo has lived in Nogaro since 2010.[5]

See also

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