Marsan

For other uses, see Marsan (disambiguation).

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

Marsan
Commune
The church and the war memorial.
Coat of arms
Location of Marsan
Marsan Show map of France Marsan Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°39′27″N 0°43′23″E / 43.6575°N 0.7231°E / 43.6575; 0.7231
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Auch
Canton	Auch-2
Intercommunality	Coteaux Arrats Gimone
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Aymeri de Montesquiou^[1] (PR)
Area ^1	14.93 km^2 (5.76 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2020)^[2]	477
• Density	32/km^2 (83/sq mi)
Demonym	Marsannais.e
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	32237 /32270
Elevation	158–256 m (518–840 ft) (avg. 196 m or 643 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

 

Marsan and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	219	—
1968	301	+37.4%
1975	307	+2.0%
1982	330	+7.5%
1990	420	+27.3%
1999	430	+2.4%
2008	416	−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]

See also

• Communes of the Gers department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
3. "Marsán® dessertsås att koka | Våra produkter".

 

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