Nogaro

Nogaro (French pronunciation: ​[nɔɡaʁo]; Gascon: Nogaròu) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. It is the site of a distillery of Armagnac brandy.

For other uses, see Nogaro (disambiguation).
Nogaro
Commune
Saint-Nicolas church
Coat of arms
Location of Nogaro
Nogaro
Nogaro
Coordinates: 43°46′N 0°02′W
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGers
ArrondissementCondom
CantonGrand-Bas-Armagnac
IntercommunalityBas-Armagnac
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Peyret[1]
Area
1
11.06 km2 (4.27 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
2,027
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
32296 /32110
Elevation89–148 m (292–486 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography
Nogaro and its surrounding communes

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,859—    
19682,140+15.1%
19752,113−1.3%
19822,013−4.7%
19902,008−0.2%
19991,881−6.3%
20081,975+5.0%

Sports

Nogaro is the site of Circuit Paul Armagnac, a motorsport race track.

Notable people

The historian and palaeographer Charles Samaran (1879–1982) died in Nogaro.

The chef and television host Michel Sarran was born in Nogaro.[3]

The tennis player Tessah Andrianjafitrimo has lived in Nogaro since 2010.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. "Nogaro. Michel Sarran : «Piloter ici, quel beau cadeau pour moi»".
  4. "Tessah, la perle de Nogaro".


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