Gers
French depairtment
Gers (French pronunciation: [ʒɛʁs] or [ʒɛʁ]; also Occitan: Gerç, [dʒɛɾs]) is a depairtment in the region o Occitanie, Soothwastren Fraunce, namit efter the Gers River.
Gers | |
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Prefectur biggin o the Gers depairtment, in Auch | |
Location o the Gers in Fraunce | |
Coordinates: 43°39′N 0°35′E / 43.650°N 0.583°ECoordinates: 43°39′N 0°35′E / 43.650°N 0.583°E | |
Kintra | Fraunce |
Region | Occitanie |
Prefecture | Auch |
Subprefectures | Condom Mirande |
Govrenment | |
• Preses o the General Cooncil | Jean-Pierre Pujol (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 6257 km2 (2,416 sq mi) |
Population (1999) | |
• Total | 172,335 |
• Rank | 89t |
• Density | 28/km2 (71/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Department nummer | 32 |
Arrondissements | 3 |
Cantons | 17 |
Communes | 463 |
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, an lochs, ponds, an glaciers lairger nor 1 km2 |