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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Gastes
Commune
L'Etang de GastesL'Etang de Gastes
Location of Gastes
Gastes is located in FranceGastesGastesShow map of FranceGastes is located in Nouvelle-AquitaineGastesGastesShow map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 44°19′38″N 1°08′42″W / 44.3272°N 1.145°W / 44.3272; -1.145
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLandes
ArrondissementMont-de-Marsan
CantonGrands Lacs
IntercommunalityGrands Lacs
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Françoise Douste
Area35.23 km (13.60 sq mi)
Population897
 • Density25/km (66/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code40108 /40160
Elevation2–60 m (6.6–196.9 ft)
(avg. 24 m or 79 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gastes (French pronunciation: [ɡast]; Occitan: Gastas) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is located in the Landes forest, between Mimizan and Biscarrosse.

Etymology

The name of the commune, Gastes, comes from Latin vastas, which means an "empty/deserted land". It synonymous with French gâtine.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Bénédicte Boyrie-Fénié et Jean-Jacques Fénié (2009). Dictionnaire des Landes (in French). Editions SUD OUEST. p. 159.
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

See also

Communes of the Landes department


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