Nogaro
Nogaro (Gascon: Nogaròu) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. It is the site of a distillery of Armagnac brandy.
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Location of Nogaro 
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| Coordinates: 43°46′N 0°02′W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Gers |
| Arrondissement | Condom |
| Canton | Grand-Bas-Armagnac |
| Intercommunality | Bas-Armagnac |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Christian Peyret |
| Area 1 | 11.06 km2 (4.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 2,009 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 32296 /32110 |
| Elevation | 89–148 m (292–486 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Nogaro and its surrounding communes
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 1,859 | — |
| 1968 | 2,140 | +15.1% |
| 1975 | 2,113 | −1.3% |
| 1982 | 2,013 | −4.7% |
| 1990 | 2,008 | −0.2% |
| 1999 | 1,881 | −6.3% |
| 2008 | 1,975 | +5.0% |
Sports
Nogaro is the site of Circuit Paul Armagnac, a motorsport race track.
Notable people
The historian and palaeographer Charles Samaran (1879–1982) died in Nogaro.
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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