Nogaro | |
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 Saint-Nicolas church | |
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 Location of Nogaro | |
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| Coordinates:43°46′N0°02′W / 43.76°N 0.03°W /43.76; -0.03 | |
| 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 (2022)[2] | 2,226 |
| • Density | 201.3/km2 (521.3/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. | |
Nogaro (French pronunciation:[nɔɡaʁo];Gascon:Nogaròu) is acommune in theGersdepartment, SouthwesternFrance. It is the site of a distillery ofArmagnac brandy.
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 byArblade-le-Haut to the west.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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] | ||
Nogaro is the site ofCircuit Paul Armagnac, a motorsport race track, and the neighbouringNogaro Aerodrome.
The historian and palaeographerCharles Samaran (1879–1982) died in Nogaro.
The chef and television hostMichel Sarran was born in Nogaro.[4]
The tennis playerTessah Andrianjafitrimo has lived in Nogaro since 2010.[5]
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