La Romieu

La Romieu is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

La Romieu
St. Peter's collegiate church
Coat of arms
Location of La Romieu
La Romieu
La Romieu
Coordinates: 43°58′58″N 0°29′55″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentGers
ArrondissementCondom
CantonLectoure-Lomagne
IntercommunalityLomagne Gersoise
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Denis Delouse
Area
1
27.48 km2 (10.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
575
  Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
32345 /32480
Elevation104–217 m (341–712 ft)
(avg. 187 m or 614 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is known for its magnificent Collégiale St. Pierre, a 14th-century church with a cloister and a tower.[2]

Geography

La Romieu and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962688    
1968644−6.4%
1975535−16.9%
1982547+2.2%
1990528−3.5%
1999532+0.8%
2008535+0.6%

Sights

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Base Mérimée: Eglise et cloîtres, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)


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