Fleurance (French pronunciation: [flœʁɑ̃s]; Occitan: Florença) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

Fleurance
Saint-Laurent
Saint-Laurent
Coat of arms of Fleurance
Location of Fleurance
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Fleurance is located in France
Fleurance
Fleurance
Fleurance is located in Occitanie
Fleurance
Fleurance
Coordinates: 43°51′01″N 0°39′52″E / 43.8503°N 0.6644°E / 43.8503; 0.6644
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGers
ArrondissementCondom
CantonFleurance-Lomagne
IntercommunalityLomagne Gersoise
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Ronny Guardia-Mazzoleni[1]
Area
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43.32 km2 (16.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,012
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
32132 /32500
Elevation83–181 m (272–594 ft)
(avg. 98 m or 322 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Fleurance and its surrounding communes

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,404—    
1800 2,920+2.82%
1806 2,858−0.36%
1821 2,847−0.03%
1831 3,410+1.82%
1841 3,409−0.00%
1846 3,898+2.72%
1851 4,309+2.03%
1856 4,250−0.28%
1861 4,275+0.12%
1866 4,516+1.10%
1872 4,515−0.00%
1876 4,550+0.19%
1881 4,443−0.47%
1886 4,457+0.06%
1891 4,282−0.80%
1896 4,237−0.21%
1901 4,102−0.65%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 4,085−0.08%
1911 4,050−0.17%
1921 3,470−1.53%
1926 3,583+0.64%
1931 3,467−0.66%
1936 3,491+0.14%
1946 3,744+0.70%
1954 3,816+0.24%
1962 4,279+1.44%
1968 5,154+3.15%
1975 5,816+1.74%
1982 6,088+0.66%
1990 6,368+0.56%
1999 6,273−0.17%
2007 6,255−0.04%
2012 6,245−0.03%
2017 6,021−0.73%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Fleurance, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE