Terraube
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Terraube | |
|---|---|
 The castle in Terraube | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Terraube  | |
  Terraube  Terraube | |
| Coordinates: 43°54′27″N 0°33′09″E / 43.9075°N 0.5525°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gers |
| Arrondissement | Condom |
| Canton | Lectoure-Lomagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Laffargue[1] |
Area 1 | 25.14 km2 (9.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 361 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 32442 /32700 |
| Elevation | 85–227 m (279–745 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Terraube (French pronunciation: [tɛʁob]; Gascon: Terrauba) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.
During the early stages of the French Wars of Religion in September 1562, many of the largely Protestant inhabitants were massacred by order of the Royalist commander Blaise de Montluc, and their bodies thrown into a well.[3]
Geography
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 520 | — |
| 1968 | 504 | −3.1% |
| 1975 | 522 | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 500 | −4.2% |
| 1990 | 435 | −13.0% |
| 1999 | 381 | −12.4% |
| 2008 | 391 | +2.6% |
