Nogaro

Nogaro
Commune
Saint-Nicolas church
Saint-Nicolas church
Coat of arms of Nogaro
Coat of arms
Location of Nogaro
Nogaro is located in France
Nogaro
Nogaro
Location within France
Nogaro is located in Occitanie
Nogaro
Nogaro
Location within Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°46′N 0°02′W / 43.76°N 0.03°W / 43.76; -0.03
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGers
ArrondissementCondom
CantonGrand-Bas-Armagnac
IntercommunalityBas-Armagnac
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Peyret
Area
1
11.06 km2 (4.27 sq mi)
Highest elevation
148 m (486 ft)
Lowest elevation
89 m (292 ft)
Population
 (2023)
2,238
 • Density202.4/km2 (524.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
32296 /32110
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Nogaro (French pronunciation: [nɔɡaʁo]; Gascon: Nogaròu) is a commune in the Gers department, Southwestern France. It is the site of a distillery of Armagnac brandy.

Geography

Nogaro and its surrounding communes

The commune is bordered by six other communes: Caupenne-d'Armagnac to the northwest, Sainte-Christie-d'Armagnac to the northeast, Loubédat to the east, Sion to the southeast, Urgosse to the south, and finally by Arblade-le-Haut to the west.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,140—    
1975 2,113−0.18%
1982 2,013−0.69%
1990 2,008−0.03%
1999 1,881−0.72%
2007 1,975+0.61%
2012 1,966−0.09%
2017 2,009+0.43%
2023 2,238+1.82%
Source: INSEE

Facilities

Nogaro is the site of Circuit Paul Armagnac, a motorsport race track, and the neighbouring Nogaro Aerodrome.

Notable people

The historian and palaeographer Charles Samaran (1879–1982) died in Nogaro.

The chef and television host Michel Sarran was born in Nogaro.

The tennis player Tessah Andrianjafitrimo has lived in Nogaro since 2010.

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
  4. ↑ "Nogaro. Michel Sarran : "Piloter ici, quel beau cadeau pour moi"".
  5. ↑ "Tessah, la perle de Nogaro".