Jegun

Jegun

Coat of arms
Jegun

Coordinates: 43°45′29″N 0°27′37″E / 43.7581°N 0.4603°E / 43.7581; 0.4603Coordinates: 43°45′29″N 0°27′37″E / 43.7581°N 0.4603°E / 43.7581; 0.4603
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Gers
Arrondissement Auch
Canton Jegun
Intercommunality Cœur de Gascogne
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Alain Descousses
Area1 39.25 km2 (15.15 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,136
 • Density 29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 32162 / 32360
Elevation 105–242 m (344–794 ft)
(avg. 220 m or 720 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Jegun is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

Geography

The village lies 17 km (11 mi) from Auch.

Jegun and its surrounding communes

History

The village was founded in the 11th century and fortified around 1180 by Bernard IV, count of Armagnac. It is a bastide, the original layout is still preserved today. In 1577, Henri de Navarre, also known as Henry IV, hid in one of the streets ("La Grande Rue", the central street of the village) to escape enemy troops commanded by Villars, the Governor of Guyenna.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,086—    
19681,084−0.2%
1975971−10.4%
1982949−2.3%
1990976+2.8%
1999968−0.8%
20081,136+17.4%

Events

See also

References

    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jegun.
    This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/6/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.