Marsan

Coordinates: 43°39′27″N 0°43′23″E / 43.6575°N 0.7231°E / 43.6575; 0.7231
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Marsan
The church and the war memorial.
The church and the war memorial.
Coat of arms of Marsan
Location of Marsan
Map
Marsan is located in France
Marsan
Marsan
Marsan is located in Occitanie
Marsan
Marsan
Coordinates: 43°39′27″N 0°43′23″E / 43.6575°N 0.7231°E / 43.6575; 0.7231
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGers
ArrondissementAuch
CantonAuch-2
IntercommunalityCoteaux Arrats Gimone
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Aymeri de Montesquiou[1] (UDI)
Area
1
14.93 km2 (5.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
470
 • Density31/km2 (82/sq mi)
DemonymMarsannais.e
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
32237 /32270
Elevation158–256 m (518–840 ft)
(avg. 196 m or 643 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Marsan (French pronunciation: [maʁsɑ̃]; Occitan: Marçan, [marsa]) is a commune in the Gers department, southwestern France.

Geography[edit]

Marsan and its surrounding communes

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962219—    
1968301+37.4%
1975307+2.0%
1982330+7.5%
1990420+27.3%
1999430+2.4%
2008416−3.3%

There exists a Swedish vanilla sauce product called Marsán [sv], the name inspired by a visit by the owner to Marsan, Gers in the 1920s.[3]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Marsán® dessertsås att koka | Våra produkter".