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Puycasquier (French pronunciation: [pɥikaskje]; Puicasquèr in Gascon) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

Puycasquier
Commune
A general view of Puycasquier
Location of Puycasquier
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Coordinates: 43°44′50″N 0°44′54″E / 43.7472°N 0.7483°E / 43.7472; 0.7483
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Auch
Canton	Gascogne-Auscitaine
Intercommunality	CA Grand Auch Cœur Gascogne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Louis Turchi^[1]
Area ¹	20.14 km² (7.78 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	436
• Density	22/km² (56/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	32335 /32120
Elevation	146–264 m (479–866 ft) (avg. 252 m or 827 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Localisation

Puycasquier and its surrounding communes

Hydrography

The river Auroue flows north-northwest through the western part of the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	506	—
1968	507	+0.2%
1975	468	−7.7%
1982	431	−7.9%
1990	436	+1.2%
1999	424	−2.8%
2008	433	+2.1%

History

Home to the historic 'Gachet' family.

Puycasquier was home to a population of Cagots previously.^[3]

See also

Communes of the Gers department

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Loubès, Gilbert (1995). L'énigme des cagots [The enigma of the cagots] (in French). Bordeaux: Éditions Sud-Ouest [fr]. ISBN 978-2879016580.

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