Aignan

commune in Gers, France

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Place details

Locality: Aignan
Region: Occitanie
Country: France
Population: 949

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Key facts

Country: France
Region: Occitania
Department: Gers
Arrondissement: Mirande
Canton: Adour-Gersoise
Intercommunality: Armagnac Adour
Mayor 2020 2026: Gérard Pérès
Area: 32.16 km (12.42 sq mi)
Density: 22/km (58/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Insee postal code: 32001 /32290
Elevation: 107–222 m (351–728 ft) , (avg. 165 m or 541 ft)

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Aignan
Population: 720
Area: 32.16
Elevation: 157
Official website: www.aignan.org
Image: Aignan gers village 2.jpg

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Commons category: Aignan
postal code: 32290
native label: Aignan
male population: 368
female population: 366
P8168: Jürgen Oelke
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +33-5-62-09-24-11
P12749: Hermann Gundert

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Aignan ( French pronunciation: [ɛɲɑ̃] ; Gascon: Anhan [aˈɲa]) is a commune located in the west of the Gers department in the region of Occitania. It is a rural community with 726 inhabitants as of 2019, down from a peak of 1,771 in 1831. The name Aignan comes from the Latin "Annius" followed by the suffix "anum", which likely refers to the region's owner during the period of Roman Gaul. The town was previously known as Aignan-la-Justice.

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