Masseube | |
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 A house in Masseube | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Masseube  | |
  Masseube  Masseube | |
| Coordinates:43°25′51″N0°34′47″E / 43.430833°N 0.579722°E /43.430833; 0.579722 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gers |
| Arrondissement | Mirande |
| Canton | Astarac-Gimone |
| Intercommunality | Val de Gers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Roger Breil[1] |
Area 1 | 21.03 km2 (8.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,525 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 32242 /32140 |
| Elevation | 188–306 m (617–1,004 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Masseube (French pronunciation:[masœb];Masseuva inGascon) is acommune in theGersdepartment in theOccitanie region in southwesternFrance.
Masseube ("The farmhouse of the forest") was originally the name of a farm belonging toEscaladieu Abbey, inBigorre. In 1274, the Abbey andBernard IV of Astarac founded abastide in Masseube. It got itscustomary laws 2 years later. The bastide still has its streets at right angles, an old house which is now the Mairie, and timbered houses.
During theNazi occupation ofVichy France, there was a Jewish internment camp. Some of the Jews who were originally involuntarily transported to theGurs internment camp were then transported to the internment camp in Masseube.[3] There were around 250 Jews interned in the camp in 1940.[4] There were no medical services, showers, or hot water provided to the Jews in the camp. There was also severe food rationing. In 1943 the Jews held in the region were moved again: 40 of them were murdered atAuschwitz, 20 died at a hospital in Auch and a further ten died while interned at the Masseube camp.[5]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,316 | — |
| 1975 | 1,309 | −0.08% |
| 1982 | 1,376 | +0.72% |
| 1990 | 1,453 | +0.68% |
| 1999 | 1,391 | −0.48% |
| 2009 | 1,615 | +1.50% |
| 2014 | 1,535 | −1.01% |
| 2020 | 1,501 | −0.37% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
Its inhabitants are calledMassylvains in French.
The coat of arms was changed in 2009.[7]
