Orbessan
Orbessan | |
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 The town hall in Orbessan | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Orbessan | |
  Orbessan Location within France  Orbessan Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 43°32′41″N 0°36′37″E / 43.5447°N 0.6103°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gers |
| Arrondissement | Mirande |
| Canton | Auch-3 |
| Intercommunality | Val de Gers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Alain Bourdette[1] |
Area 1 | 8.24 km2 (3.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 168 m (551 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 273 m (896 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 152 m (499 ft) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 269 |
| • Density | 32.6/km2 (84.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 32300 /32260 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Orbessan (French pronunciation: [ɔʁbɛsɑ̃]) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.
Geography
[edit]Localisation
[edit]Orbessan is located 13 km south of Auch and 6 km north of Seissan, along the Gers river.
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Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 114 | — |
| 1975 | 104 | −1.30% |
| 1982 | 134 | +3.69% |
| 1990 | 159 | +2.16% |
| 1999 | 213 | +3.30% |
| 2007 | 269 | +2.96% |
| 2012 | 251 | −1.38% |
| 2017 | 288 | +2.79% |
| 2023 | 269 | −1.13% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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