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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Gabaston
Commune
Town Hall of GabastonTown Hall of Gabaston
Location of Gabaston
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Coordinates: 43°21′39″N 0°12′26″W / 43.3608°N 0.2072°W / 43.3608; -0.2072
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementPau
CantonPays de Morlaàs et du Montanérès
IntercommunalityNord-Est Béarn
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Guy Cazalet
Area12.73 km (4.92 sq mi)
Population667
 • Density52/km (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code64227 /64160
Elevation265–345 m (869–1,132 ft)
(avg. 288 m or 945 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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Gabaston (French pronunciation: [ɡabastɔ̃]; Occitan: Gavaston) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 342—    
1975 458+4.26%
1982 592+3.73%
1990 602+0.21%
1999 562−0.76%
2007 599+0.80%
2012 611+0.40%
2017 662+1.62%
Source: INSEE

Hydrography

Gabaston is watered by the Gabas river which flows through the town. The river was known as the fluvius gavasensis in 982.

Notable Personalities

Piers Gaveston (vers 1282-1312), Gascon knight, favorite of King Edward II of England.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Gabas (Q13-0400)".
  5. Cartulary of Saint-Sever.
Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department


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