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Arrondissement of Mirande
Location of Mirande in Gers
Location of Mirande in Gers
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Gers
Communes 150
Subrefecture Mirande
INSEE code 323
Area
 • Total 1,686.1 km2 (651.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total 37,945
 • Density 22.5046/km2 (58.2866/sq mi)

The arrondissement of Mirande is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Gers département in the Occitanie region. Its capital is the city of Mirande.

History

When the arrondissements were created on 17 February 1800, Mirande was one of them in the Gers department.

Geography

It is the southernmost and the smallest of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of 1,686.1 km2 (651 sq mi). It is also the arrondissement with fewer people living there, with 37,945 inhabitants and a population density of 22.5 inhabitants/km².

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Mirande, there are two cantons where not all their "communes" are in the arrondissement: Astarac-Gimone and Fezensac. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:

Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Mirande
INSEE
Code
Canton Arrondissements Total
Auch Condom Mirande
3201 Adour-Gersoise 35 35
3203 Astarac-Gimone 19 24 43
3208 Fezensac 15 13 5 33
3215 Mirande-Astarac 43 43
3216 Pardiac-Rivière-Basse 43 43

Communes

The arrondissement of Mirande has 150 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

  1. Aignan (32001)
  2. Arblade-le-Bas (32004)
  3. Armentieux (32008)
  4. Armous-et-Cau (32009)
  5. Arrouède (32010)
  6. Aujan-Mournède (32015)
  7. Aurensan (32017)
  8. Aussos (32468)
  9. Aux-Aussat (32020)
  10. Avéron-Bergelle (32022)
  11. Barcelonne-du-Gers (32027)
  12. Barcugnan (32028)
  13. Bars (32030)
  14. Bassoues (32032)
  15. Bazugues (32034)
  16. Beaumarchés (32036)
  17. Beccas (32039)
  18. Bellegarde (32041)
  19. Belloc-Saint-Clamens (32042)
  20. Berdoues (32045)
  21. Bernède (32046)
  22. Betplan (32050)
  23. Blousson-Sérian (32058)
  24. Bouzon-Gellenave (32063)
  25. Bézues-Bajon (32053)
  26. Cabas-Loumassès (32067)
  27. Cahuzac-sur-Adour (32070)
  28. Cannet (32074)
  29. Castelnau-d'Anglès (32077)
  30. Castelnavet (32081)
  31. Castex (32086)
  32. Caumont (32093)
  33. Cazaux-Villecomtal (32099)
  34. Chélan (32103)
  35. Clermont-Pouyguillès (32104)
  36. Corneillan (32108)
  37. Couloumé-Mondebat (32109)
  38. Courties (32111)
  39. Cuélas (32114)
  40. Duffort (32116)
  41. Esclassan-Labastide (32122)
  42. Estampes (32126)
  43. Estipouy (32128)
  44. Fustérouau (32135)
  45. Galiax (32136)
  46. Gazax-et-Baccarisse (32144)
  47. Goux (32151)
  48. Gée-Rivière (32145)
  49. Haget (32152)
  50. Idrac-Respaillès (32156)
  51. Izotges (32161)
  52. Juillac (32164)
  53. Jû-Belloc (32163)
  54. L'Isle-de-Noé (32159)
  55. Laas (32167)
  56. Labarthète (32170)
  57. Labéjan (32172)
  58. Ladevèze-Rivière (32174)
  59. Ladevèze-Ville (32175)
  60. Lagarde-Hachan (32177)
  61. Laguian-Mazous (32181)
  62. Lalanne-Arqué (32185)
  63. Lamazère (32187)
  64. Lannux (32192)
  65. Lasserade (32199)
  66. Laveraët (32205)
  67. Lelin-Lapujolle (32209)
  68. Loubersan (32215)
  69. Lourties-Monbrun (32216)
  70. Louslitges (32217)
  71. Loussous-Débat (32218)
  72. Lupiac (32219)
  73. Malabat (32225)
  74. Manas-Bastanous (32226)
  75. Manent-Montané (32228)
  76. Marciac (32233)
  77. Margouët-Meymes (32235)
  78. Marseillan (32238)
  79. Mascaras (32240)
  80. Masseube (32242)
  81. Maulichères (32244)
  82. Maumusson-Laguian (32245)
  83. Miramont-d'Astarac (32254)
  84. Mirande (32256)
  85. Miélan (32252)
  86. Monbardon (32260)
  87. Moncassin (32263)
  88. Monclar-sur-Losse (32265)
  89. Monlaur-Bernet (32272)
  90. Monlezun (32273)
  91. Monpardiac (32275)
  92. Mont-d'Astarac (32280)
  93. Mont-de-Marrast (32281)
  94. Montaut (32278)
  95. Montesquiou (32285)
  96. Monties (32287)
  97. Montégut-Arros (32283)
  98. Mouchès (32293)
  99. Pallanne (32303)
  100. Panassac (32304)
  101. Peyrusse-Grande (32315)
  102. Peyrusse-Vieille (32317)
  103. Plaisance (32319)
  104. Ponsampère (32323)
  105. Ponsan-Soubiran (32324)
  106. Pouydraguin (32325)
  107. Pouylebon (32326)
  108. Projan (32333)
  109. Préchac-sur-Adour (32330)
  110. Ricourt (32342)
  111. Riscle (32344)
  112. Sabazan (32354)
  113. Sadeillan (32355)
  114. Saint-Arroman (32361)
  115. Saint-Aunix-Lengros (32362)
  116. Saint-Blancard (32365)
  117. Saint-Christaud (32367)
  118. Saint-Germé (32378)
  119. Saint-Justin (32383)
  120. Saint-Martin (32389)
  121. Saint-Maur (32393)
  122. Saint-Michel (32397)
  123. Saint-Mont (32398)
  124. Saint-Médard (32394)
  125. Saint-Ost (32401)
  126. Saint-Pierre-d'Aubézies (32403)
  127. Saint-Élix-Theux (32375)
  128. Sainte-Aurence-Cazaux (32363)
  129. Sainte-Dode (32373)
  130. Samaran (32409)
  131. Sarcos (32413)
  132. Sarragachies (32414)
  133. Sarraguzan (32415)
  134. Sauviac (32419)
  135. Scieurac-et-Flourès (32422)
  136. Sembouès (32427)
  137. Sère (32430)
  138. Ségos (32424)
  139. Tarsac (32439)
  140. Tasque (32440)
  141. Termes-d'Armagnac (32443)
  142. Tieste-Uragnoux (32445)
  143. Tillac (32446)
  144. Tourdun (32450)
  145. Troncens (32455)
  146. Vergoignan (32460)
  147. Verlus (32461)
  148. Viella (32463)
  149. Villecomtal-sur-Arros (32464)
  150. Viozan (32466)

The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:

INSEE
code
Commune Population
(2014)
Canton Intercommunality
32256 Mirande 3,527 Mirande-Astarac Cœur d'Astarac en Gascogne
32344 Riscle 1,713 Adour-Gersoise Armagnac Adour
32242 Masseube 1,535 Astarac-Gimone Val de Gers
32319 Plaisance 1,502 Pardiac-Rivière-Basse Bastides et Vallons du Gers
32027 Barcelonne-du-Gers 1,373 Adour-Gersoise Aire-sur-l'Adour
32233 Marciac 1,261 Pardiac-Rivière-Basse Bastides et Vallons du Gers
32252 Miélan 1,197 Mirande-Astarac Cœur d'Astarac en Gascogne

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