Marsan

Marsan
The church and the war memorial.
The church and the war memorial.
Coat of arms of Marsan
Location of Marsan
Location within France
Location within Occitanie
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 (UDI)
Area
1
14.93 km2 (5.76 sq mi)
Elevation
196 m (643 ft)
Highest elevation
256 m (840 ft)
Lowest elevation
158 m (518 ft)
Population
 (2023)
461
 • Density30.9/km2 (80.0/sq mi)
DemonymMarsannais.e
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
32237 /32270
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. There exists a Swedish vanilla sauce product called Marsán [sv], the name inspired by a visit by the owner to Marsan, Gers in the 1920s.

Geography

Marsan and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 301—    
1975 307+0.28%
1982 330+1.04%
1990 420+3.06%
1999 430+0.26%
2007 424−0.18%
2012 454+1.38%
2017 471+0.74%
2023 461−0.36%
Source: INSEE

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 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Marsán® dessertsås att koka | Våra produkter".
  4. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE