Riscle
Commune in Occitania, France
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Riscle (French pronunciation: [ʁiskl]; Gascon: Riscla) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Cannet was merged into Riscle.[3]
Riscle
Riscla | |
|---|---|
The town hall in Riscle | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Riscle | |
  Riscle  Riscle | |
| Coordinates: 43°39′27″N 0°05′09″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gers |
| Arrondissement | Mirande |
| Canton | Adour-Gersoise |
| Intercommunality | Armagnac Adour |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Terrain[1] |
Area 1 | 36.55 km2 (14.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,622 |
| • Density | 44.38/km2 (114.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 32344 /32400 |
| Elevation | 96–231 m (315–758 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1,679 | — |
| 1968 | 1,845 | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 1,841 | −0.2% |
| 1982 | 1,867 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1,778 | −4.8% |
| 1999 | 1,675 | −5.8% |
| 2008 | 1,707 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1,710 | +0.2% |
