Mont-d'Astarac

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Mont-d'Astarac

(2020–2026) Françoise Casale^[1]Area

8.05 km² (3.11 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

92 • Density11/km² (30/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

32280 /32140

Elevation234–386 m (768–1,266 ft)
(avg. 349 m or 1,145 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mont-d'Astarac (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ dastaʁak]; Gascon: Lo Mont d'Astarac) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

Geography

History

Its history goes back to the 930s, when it became the first capital of Astarac. It was on the feudal motte, still visible today, that Arnaud Garcia established his castle, having inherited the County of Astarac from his father Count de Gascogne, Garcia Sanchez (called the Crooked), grandson of the count of Castille. It is worth seeing for its monuments - tower and church - registered among the Historic Monuments of France, and for its beautiful murals dating to the 15th century.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	132	—
1968	122	−7.6%
1975	107	−12.3%
1982	112	+4.7%
1990	103	−8.0%
1999	102	−1.0%
2008	96	−5.9%

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Mont d'Astarac