Berdoues

Berdoues (pronounced [bɛʁ.du]) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

Berdoues
Commune
The town hall
Location of Berdoues
Berdoues Berdoues
Coordinates: 43°29′00″N 0°24′28″E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Mirande
Canton	Mirande-Astarac
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Raymond Senac
Area ^1	17.65 km^2 (6.81 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	424
• Density	24/km^2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	32045 /32300
Elevation	152–272 m (499–892 ft) (avg. 162 m or 531 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Berdoues and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	316	—
1968	356	+12.7%
1975	356	+0.0%
1982	342	−3.9%
1990	360	+5.3%
1999	352	−2.2%
2008	419	+19.0%

Economy

• Parfums Berdoues ([paʁ.fœ̃ bɛʁ.du]) is a French company created by Guillaume Berdoues in 1902. Berdoues is known for its violet fragrance Violettes de Toulouse.

See also

• Communes of the Gers department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.