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Terraube

Coordinates: 43°54′27″N 0°33′09″E / 43.9075°N 0.5525°E / 43.9075; 0.5525
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Terraube
The castle in Terraube
The castle in Terraube
Coat of arms of Terraube
Location of Terraube
Map
Terraube is located in France
Terraube
Terraube
Terraube is located in Occitanie
Terraube
Terraube
Coordinates: 43°54′27″N 0°33′09″E / 43.9075°N 0.5525°E / 43.9075; 0.5525
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGers
ArrondissementCondom
CantonLectoure-Lomagne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Laffargue[1]
Area
1
25.14 km2 (9.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
370
 • Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
32442 /32700
Elevation85–227 m (279–745 ft)
(avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Terraube (French pronunciation: [tɛʁob]; Gascon: Terrauba) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

History

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During the early stages of the French Wars of Religion in September 1562, many of the largely Protestant inhabitants were massacred by order of the Royalist commander Blaise de Montluc, and their bodies thrown into a well.[3]

Geography

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Terraube and its surrounding communes

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962520—    
1968504−3.1%
1975522+3.6%
1982500−4.2%
1990435−13.0%
1999381−12.4%
2008391+2.6%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Knecht 1995, p. 109.

Sources

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  • Knecht, Robert (1995). "The sword and the pen: Blaise de Monluc and his "Commentaires"". Renaissance Studies. 9 (1). JSTOR 24412373.