Gastes (French pronunciation: [ɡast]; Occitan: Gastas) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.[3] It is located in the Landes forest, between Mimizan and Biscarrosse.
Gastes | |
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 L'Etang de Gastes | |
Location of Gastes  | |
  Gastes  Gastes | |
| Coordinates: 44°19′38″N 1°08′42″W / 44.3272°N 1.145°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Landes |
| Arrondissement | Mont-de-Marsan |
| Canton | Grands Lacs |
| Intercommunality | Grands Lacs |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Françoise Douste[1] |
| Area 1 | 35.23 km2 (13.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 897 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 40108 /40160 |
| Elevation | 2–60 m (6.6–196.9 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Etymology edit
The name of the commune, Gastes, comes from Latin vastas, which means an "empty/deserted land". It synonymous with French gâtine.[4]
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 205 | — |
| 1975 | 259 | +3.40% |
| 1982 | 281 | +1.17% |
| 1990 | 368 | +3.43% |
| 1999 | 410 | +1.21% |
| 2009 | 602 | +3.92% |
| 2014 | 684 | +2.59% |
| 2020 | 869 | +4.07% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Bénédicte Boyrie-Fénié et Jean-Jacques Fénié (2009). Dictionnaire des Landes (in French). Editions SUD OUEST. p. 159.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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