Lupiac

Lupiac is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

Lupiac
Commune
The town hall in Lupiac
Location of Lupiac
Lupiac
Lupiac
Coordinates: 43°41′N 0°11′E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentGers
ArrondissementAuch
CantonFezensac
IntercommunalityArtagnan en Fézensac
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Yves Rispat
Area
1
34.5 km2 (13.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
300
 • Density8.7/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
32219 /32290
Elevation141–247 m (463–810 ft)
(avg. 248 m or 814 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography
Lupiac and its surrounding communes

The Auzoue forms most of the commune's southeastern border.

The Douze forms the commune's western border.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
18501,376—    
1962585−57.5%
1968505−13.7%
1975433−14.3%
1982400−7.6%
1990356−11.0%
1999312−12.4%
2008308−1.3%
2012302−1.9%

Literature

Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan (c. 1611 – 25 June 1673), a captain of the Musketeers of the Guard, was born here. A fictionalized version of his life is central to The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, père. Lupiac has a museum dedicated to him.

Castle of d'Artagnan
gollark: Pjals: I'll install potatOS over it for you?
gollark: They can't run potaTOS, solar.
gollark: Elevators? How?
gollark: Why not make multiple ticketing systems and compare them?
gollark: What was the p lan?

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



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