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Mont-d'Astarac
Restored gate and tower 
Mont-d'AstaracAdministration Country France Region Midi-Pyrénées Department Gers Arrondissement Mirande Canton Masseube Mayor Françoise Casale
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 234–386 m (768–1,266 ft)
(avg. 349 m/1,145 ft)Land area1 8.05 km2 (3.11 sq mi) Population2 96 (2008) - Density 12 /km2 (31 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 32280/ 32140 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 43°19′45″N 0°34′08″E / 43.3291666667°N 0.568888888889°E
The innerside of the gate.
The church.Mont-d'Astarac is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.
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History
Its history goes back up in the years 930, when it became the first capital of Astarac. Indeed, it is on the still visible feudal clod this day that was Arnaud Garcia's castle which becomes established there having inherited the County of Astarac of hisfather Count de Gascogne, Garcia Sanche says the Bent - defer small son of the count of Castille- To see for its monuments - tower, and church - registered on the Historic Monuments of France and for its very beautiful murals dating the XVth century.[1]
Population
Historical population of Mont-d'Astarac 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 132 122 107 112 103 102 96 See also
References
Categories:- Communes of Gers
- Gers geography stubs
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