Marsan

Marsan
The church and the war memorial.
Location of Marsan
Marsan
Marsan
Coordinates: 43°39′27″N 0°43′23″E / 43.6575°N 0.7231°E / 43.6575; 0.7231
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGers
ArrondissementAuch
CantonAuch-2
IntercommunalityCoteaux Arrats Gimone
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Aymeri de Montesquiou[1] (UDI)
Area
1
14.93 km2 (5.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
464
 • Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
DemonymMarsannais.e
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
32237 /32270
Elevation158–256 m (518–840 ft)
(avg. 196 m or 643 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Marsan (French pronunciation: [maʁsɑ̃]; Occitan: Marçan, [marsa]) is a commune in the Gers department, southwestern France.

Geography

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962219—    
1968301+37.4%
1975307+2.0%
1982330+7.5%
1990420+27.3%
1999430+2.4%
2008416−3.3%

There exists a Swedish vanilla sauce product called Marsán, the name inspired by a visit by the owner to Marsan, Gers in the 1920s.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Marsán® dessertsås att koka | Våra produkter".