Bassoues

Bassoues
Commune
The chateau tower in Bassoues
The chateau tower in Bassoues
Coat of arms of Bassoues
Coat of arms
Location of Bassoues
Bassoues is located in France
Bassoues
Bassoues
Location within France
Bassoues is located in Occitanie
Bassoues
Bassoues
Location within Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°34′48″N 0°14′46″E / 43.58°N 0.2461°E / 43.58; 0.2461
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGers
ArrondissementMirande
CantonPardiac-Rivière-Basse
IntercommunalityCœur d'Astarac en Gascogne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Claude Gatelet
Area
1
32.29 km2 (12.47 sq mi)
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Highest elevation
287 m (942 ft)
Lowest elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2023)
334
 • Density10.3/km2 (26.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
32032 /32320
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bassoues (French pronunciation: [basu]; Occitan: Bassoas) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

Geography

The Auzoue, a tributary of the Gélise, has its source in the southwestern part of the commune. The Guiroue, another tributary of the Gélise, flows north through the eastern part of the commune. The Barade, a stream, tributary of the Guirou, forms the commune's eastern border.

Bassoues and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 568—    
1975 512−1.47%
1982 503−0.25%
1990 454−1.27%
1999 376−2.07%
2007 401+0.81%
2012 326−4.06%
2017 321−0.31%
2023 334+0.66%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE