Troncens

Troncens is a commune in the Gers department of Gascony in the southwestern France.

Troncens
Commune
A general view of Troncens
Location of Troncens
Troncens
Troncens
Coordinates: 43°27′41″N 0°12′57″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentGers
ArrondissementMirande
CantonPardiac-Rivière-Basse
IntercommunalityBastides et vallons du Gers
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Francis Daguzan
Area
1
12.97 km2 (5.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
184
 • Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
32455 /32230
Elevation182–342 m (597–1,122 ft)
(avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Localisation

Troncens is situated in the south of the department near the department of Hautes-Pyrenees.

Troncens and its surrounding communes

Hydrography

The Cabournieu, right tributary of the Bouès, has its source in the town. Another tributary (left bank) of the Bouès, the Laus, runs through the town. The farms are dispersed throughout the area.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
522 1,818—    
416 1,848+1.7%
652 1,896+2.6%
429 1,912+0.8%
402 1,947+1.8%
278 1,962+0.8%
219 1,968+0.3%
198 1,975+0.4%
197 1,982+0.4%
206 1,990+0.4%
206 1,999+0.5%
199 2,008+0.5%
184 —    

Businesses and artisans

- Agriculture: sunflower, corn

- 1 gîte: CAP de BOUEOU (bouéou = beef in Gascon dialect) - Vacation rental in an 18th-century farmhouse in Troncens, Gers.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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