Arrondissement of Auch

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

Auch
Arrondissement
Location within the region Occitanie
Location within the region Occitanie
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentGers
No. of communes134
PrefectureAuch
Area
1,923.5 km2 (742.7 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
82,674
INSEE code321

History

When the arrondissements were created on 17 February 1800, Auch was one of them in the Gers department.[2]

Geography

It is the easternmost of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of 2,133.9 km2 (824 sq mi).[3] It is the most populated arrondissement with 87,118 inhabitants and a population density of 40.8 inhabitants/km².[4]

The arrondissement is bordered to the north and northwest by the arrondissement of Condom, to the east by the Haute-Garonne department, and to the south and southwest by the arrondissement of Mirande.

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[5] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

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

Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Auch
INSEE
Code		CantonArrondissementsTotal
AuchCondomMirande
3203Astarac-Gimone192443
3204Auch-15 + part of Auch5 + part of Auch
3205Auch-213 + part of Auch13 + part of Auch
3206Auch-39 + part of Auch9 + part of Auch
3208Fezensac1513533
3210Gascogne-Auscitaine21122
3211Gimone-Arrats211536
3213L'Isle-Jourdain1010
3217Val de Save4040

Communes

The arrondissement of Auch has 154 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[6]

  1. Ansan (32002)
  2. Antras (32003)
  3. Ardizas (32007)
  4. Aubiet (32012)
  5. Auch (32013)
  6. Augnax (32014)
  7. Auradé (32016)
  8. Aurimont (32018)
  9. Auterive (32019)
  10. Barran (32029)
  11. Bazian (32033)
  12. Beaupuy (32038)
  13. Belmont (32043)
  14. Betcave-Aguin (32048)
  15. Biran (32054)
  16. Blanquefort (32056)
  17. Boucagnères (32060)
  18. Boulaur (32061)
  19. Bédéchan (32040)
  20. Bézéril (32051)
  21. Cadeillan (32069)
  22. Caillavet (32071)
  23. Callian (32072)
  24. Castelnau-Barbarens (32076)
  25. Castillon-Debats (32088)
  26. Castillon-Massas (32089)
  27. Castillon-Savès (32090)
  28. Castin (32091)
  29. Catonvielle (32092)
  30. Cazaux-Savès (32098)
  31. Cazaux-d'Anglès (32097)
  32. Clermont-Savès (32105)
  33. Cologne (32106)
  34. Crastes (32112)
  35. Duran (32117)
  36. Durban (32118)
  37. Encausse (32120)
  38. Endoufielle (32121)
  39. Escornebœuf (32123)
  40. Espaon (32124)
  41. Faget-Abbatial (32130)
  42. Frégouville (32134)
  43. Garravet (32138)
  44. Gaujac (32140)
  45. Gaujan (32141)
  46. Gimont (32147)
  47. Giscaro (32148)
  48. Haulies (32153)
  49. Jegun (32162)
  50. Juilles (32165)
  51. L'Isle-Arné (32157)
  52. L'Isle-Jourdain (32160)
  53. Labarthe (32169)
  54. Labastide-Savès (32171)
  55. Lahas (32182)
  56. Lahitte (32183)
  57. Lamaguère (32186)
  58. Lartigue (32198)
  59. Lasseube-Propre (32201)
  60. Lasséran (32200)
  61. Lavardens (32204)
  62. Laymont (32206)
  63. Le Brouilh-Monbert (32065)
  64. Leboulin (32207)
  65. Lias (32210)
  66. Lombez (32213)
  67. Lussan (32221)
  68. Marambat (32231)
  69. Marestaing (32234)
  70. Marsan (32237)
  71. Maurens (32247)
  72. Meilhan (32250)
  73. Mirannes (32257)
  74. Mirepoix (32258)
  75. Monblanc (32261)
  76. Monbrun (32262)
  77. Moncorneil-Grazan (32266)
  78. Monferran-Plavès (32267)
  79. Monferran-Savès (32268)
  80. Mongausy (32270)
  81. Montadet (32276)
  82. Montamat (32277)
  83. Montaut-les-Créneaux (32279)
  84. Montiron (32288)
  85. Montpézat (32289)
  86. Montégut (32282)
  87. Montégut-Savès (32284)
  88. Mérens (32251)
  89. Nizas (32295)
  90. Noilhan (32297)
  91. Nougaroulet (32298)
  92. Orbessan (32300)
  93. Ordan-Larroque (32301)
  94. Ornézan (32302)
  95. Pavie (32307)
  96. Pellefigue (32309)
  97. Pessan (32312)
  98. Peyrusse-Massas (32316)
  99. Polastron (32321)
  100. Pompiac (32322)
  101. Pouy-Loubrin (32327)
  102. Preignan (32331)
  103. Préneron (32332)
  104. Pujaudran (32334)
  105. Puycasquier (32335)
  106. Puylausic (32336)
  107. Pébées (32308)
  108. Razengues (32339)
  109. Riguepeu (32343)
  110. Roquebrune (32346)
  111. Roquefort (32347)
  112. Roquelaure (32348)
  113. Roquelaure-Saint-Aubin (32349)
  114. Sabaillan (32353)
  115. Saint-André (32356)
  116. Saint-Arailles (32360)
  117. Saint-Caprais (32467)
  118. Saint-Cricq (32372)
  119. Saint-Georges (32377)
  120. Saint-Germier (32379)
  121. Saint-Jean-Poutge (32382)
  122. Saint-Jean-le-Comtal (32381)
  123. Saint-Lary (32384)
  124. Saint-Lizier-du-Planté (32386)
  125. Saint-Loube (32387)
  126. Saint-Martin-Gimois (32392)
  127. Saint-Sauvy (32406)
  128. Saint-Soulan (32407)
  129. Saint-Élix (32374)
  130. Sainte-Anne (32357)
  131. Sainte-Christie (32368)
  132. Sainte-Marie (32388)
  133. Samatan (32410)
  134. Sansan (32411)
  135. Saramon (32412)
  136. Sauveterre (32418)
  137. Sauvimont (32420)
  138. Savignac-Mona (32421)
  139. Seissan (32426)
  140. Seysses-Savès (32432)
  141. Simorre (32433)
  142. Sirac (32435)
  143. Ségoufielle (32425)
  144. Sémézies-Cachan (32428)
  145. Tachoires (32438)
  146. Thoux (32444)
  147. Tirent-Pontéjac (32447)
  148. Touget (32448)
  149. Tournan (32451)
  150. Tourrenquets (32453)
  151. Traversères (32454)
  152. Tudelle (32456)
  153. Vic-Fezensac (32462)
  154. Villefranche (32465)

The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:

INSEE
code		CommunePopulation[4]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
32013Auch21,807Auch-1, Auch-2 and Auch-3Le Grand Auch Agglomération
32160L'Isle-Jourdain8,345L'Isle-JourdainLa Gascogne Toulousaine
32462Vic-Fezensac3,525FezensacArtagnan de Fezensac
32147Gimont2,922Gimone-ArratsLes Coteaux Arrats Gimone
32307Pavie2,476Auch-1Le Grand Auch Agglomération
32410Samatan2,377Val de SaveLe Saves
32213Lombez2,080Val de SaveLe Saves
32334Pujaudran1,423L'Isle-JourdainLa Gascogne Toulousaine
32331Preignan1,269Gascogne-AuscitaineLe Grand Auch Agglomération
32162Jegun1,146Gascogne-AuscitaineCœur de Gascogne
32012Aubiet1,115Auch-2Les Coteaux Arrats Gimone
32426Seissan1,080Astarac-GimoneVal de Gers
32425Ségoufielle1,074L'Isle-JourdainLa Gascogne Toulousaine

References
  1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
  2. "Historique du Gers". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  3. "Département du Gers (32)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  4. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  5. "Décret n° 2014-254 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Gers" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  6. "Arrondissement de Auch (321)". Géographie administrative et d'étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 7 March 2017.

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