Riscle

Riscle
Riscla
The town hall in Riscle
The town hall in Riscle
Coat of arms of Riscle
Location of Riscle
Location within France
Location within Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°39′27″N 0°05′09″W / 43.6575°N 0.0858°W / 43.6575; -0.0858
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGers
ArrondissementMirande
CantonAdour-Gersoise
IntercommunalityArmagnac Adour
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christophe Terrain
Area
1
36.55 km2 (14.11 sq mi)
Highest elevation
231 m (758 ft)
Lowest elevation
96 m (315 ft)
Population
 (2023)
1,622
 • Density44.38/km2 (114.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
32344 /32400
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Riscle (French pronunciation: [ʁiskl]; Gascon: Riscla) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Cannet was merged into Riscle.

Geography

Riscle and its surrounding communes

Population

Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,912—    
1975 1,904−0.06%
1982 1,925+0.16%
1990 1,831−0.62%
1999 1,730−0.63%
2007 1,755+0.18%
2012 1,763+0.09%
2017 1,830+0.75%
2023 1,622−1.99%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 21 December 2018 (in French)
  4. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE