Mirande

Mirande (French: [mi.ʁɑ̃d]; Occitan: Miranda) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

Mirande
Subprefecture and commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Mirande
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Coordinates: 43°31′N 0°24′E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Mirande
Canton	Mirande-Astarac
Intercommunality	Cœur d'Astarac en Gascogne
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre Baudran
Area ^1	23.42 km^2 (9.04 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	3,468
• Density	150/km^2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	32256 /32300
Elevation	139–268 m (456–879 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 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

Mirande and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,655 —     1800 1,558 −5.9% 1806 1,968 +26.3% 1821 2,128 +8.1% 1831 2,532 +19.0% 1841 2,724 +7.6% 1846 3,797 +39.4% 1851 3,454 −9.0% 1856 3,509 +1.6% 1861 3,304 −5.8% 1866 2,733 −17.3% 1872 3,885 +42.2% 1876 3,812 −1.9% 1881 3,748 −1.7% 1886 3,916 +4.5% 1891 4,244 +8.4% 1896 3,771 −11.1%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 3,867 +2.5% 1906 3,642 −5.8% 1911 3,424 −6.0% 1921 2,559 −25.3% 1926 2,694 +5.3% 1931 2,761 +2.5% 1936 3,019 +9.3% 1946 3,592 +19.0% 1954 3,500 −2.6% 1962 3,610 +3.1% 1968 4,075 +12.9% 1975 3,879 −4.8% 1982 3,871 −0.2% 1990 3,565 −7.9% 1999 3,568 +0.1% 2008 3,725 +4.4% 2008 3,664 −1.6%

Sites of interest

• Town Hall
• St. Mary's Cathedral
• Astarac Square
• Clock Tower
• Rohan Tower

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  Town Hall
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  St Mary's Cathedral
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  Clock Tower
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  Rohan Tower

Leisure activities

• Aquapark "Ludina"

Events

• Country Music Festival
• Traditional markets

See also

• Communes of the Gers department

References

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

External links

• "Mirande" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.