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Vic-Fezensac Vic en Fesensac | |
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 Vic-Fezensac Town Hall | |
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  Vic-Fezensac  Vic-Fezensac | |
| Coordinates:43°45′34″N0°18′15″E / 43.7594°N 0.3042°E /43.7594; 0.3042 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gers |
| Arrondissement | Auch |
| Canton | Fezensac |
| Intercommunality | Artagnan en Fézensac |
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| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Barbara Neto[1] |
Area 1 | 53.94 km2 (20.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 3,578 |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 32462 /32190 |
| Elevation | 102–231 m (335–758 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vic-Fezensac (French pronunciation:[vikfəzɑ̃sak];Gascon:Vic en Fesensac;Occitan:Vic de Fesensac) is acommune in theGersdepartment in theOccitanieregion of SouthwesternFrance.
Vic-Fezensac is in theCôtes de Gascogne wine region.
TheAuzoue flows north through the western part of the commune and forms most of its north-western border.
TheOsse flows north through the middle of the commune and crosses the town.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 4,109 | — |
| 1975 | 4,111 | +0.01% |
| 1982 | 3,978 | −0.47% |
| 1990 | 3,683 | −0.96% |
| 1999 | 3,614 | −0.21% |
| 2007 | 3,651 | +0.13% |
| 2012 | 3,622 | −0.16% |
| 2017 | 3,474 | −0.83% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Vic-Fezensac is one of the last towns in France which still showcases bullfighting. The main feria takes place over the Pentecost weekend. On this occasion tens of thousands of people gather all night long over the weekend in the tiny streets of the city. It is the first big "feria" of the year in Southwestern France. Small bodegas crowded with people are open until the morning comes, "bandas" (bands of popularBasque or Gascon music) goes on the streets.
At the end of July theTempo Latino salsa festival takes place. Night markets ("marchés de nuit") are also held in summer.
Jean Castex, born 25 June 1965, the formerFrench prime minister.
Nigel Lawson, UKChancellor of the Exchequer from 1983 to 1989, lived here in the 2000s and 2010s.
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