Terraube
Terraube (French pronunciation: [tɛʁob]; Gascon: Terrauba) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.
Terraube | |
|---|---|
 The castle in Terraube | |
.svg.png.webp) Coat of arms | |
Location of Terraube | |
  Terraube  Terraube | |
| Coordinates: 43°54′27″N 0°33′09″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gers |
| Arrondissement | Condom |
| Canton | Lectoure-Lomagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Laffargue[1] |
| Area 1 | 25.14 km2 (9.71 sq mi) |
| Population | 378 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 32442 /32700 |
| Elevation | 85–227 m (279–745 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
During the early stages of the French Wars of Religion in September 1562, many of the largely Protestant inhabitants were massacred by order of the Royalist commander Blaise de Montluc, and their bodies thrown into a well.[3]
Geography
Terraube and its surrounding communes
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 520 | — |
| 1968 | 504 | −3.1% |
| 1975 | 522 | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 500 | −4.2% |
| 1990 | 435 | −13.0% |
| 1999 | 381 | −12.4% |
| 2008 | 391 | +2.6% |
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- Knecht 1995, p. 109.
Sources
- Knecht, Robert (1995). "The sword and the pen: Blaise de Monluc and his "Commentaires"". Renaissance Studies. 9 (1). JSTOR 24412373.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Terraube.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.