Auch | |
Cathedral in the town centre. | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
Department | Gers |
Arrondissement | Auch |
Canton | Auch-1 Auch-2 Auch-3 |
Intercommunality | Grand Auch |
Mayor | Franck Montaugé (2014–2020) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 115–281 m (377–922 ft) (avg. 166 m/545 ft) |
Land area1 | 72.48 km2 (27.98 sq mi) |
Population2 | 21,960 (2012) |
- Density | 303/km2 (780/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 32013/ 32000 |
Website | www.mairie-auch.fr |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Auch (Gascon: Aush or Aux) is a commune in southwestern France, in the region of Occitanie. It is the prefecture (capital) of the Gers department. It is also the capital of 3 cantons: Auch-1, Auch-2 and Auch-3.
Auch is the historical capital of Gascony and the people of this city are known, in French, as auscitain (women: auscitaines).
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