Gimont

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Gimont

(2020–2026) Franck Villeneuve^[1]Area

27.58 km² (10.65 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,055 • Density110/km² (290/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

32147 /32200

Elevation144–232 m (472–761 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gimont (French pronunciation: [ʒimɔ̃]; Occitan pronunciation: [dʒiˈmunt]) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. It is about 40 km (25 mi) west of Toulouse. It is the seat (capital) of the canton of Gimone-Arrats.

Geography

The commune is bordered by seven other communes: Escornebœuf to the north, Monferran-Savès to the northeast, Giscaro to the east, Maurens to the southeast, Montiron to the south, Juilles to the west, and finally by Aubiet to the northwest.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,878	—
1975	2,867	−0.05%
1982	2,950	+0.41%
1990	2,819	−0.57%
1999	2,734	−0.34%
2007	2,906	+0.77%
2012	2,820	−0.60%
2017	3,032	+1.46%
Source: INSEE^[3]

International relations

Gimont is twinned with Enniscorthy in Ireland.^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "Enniscorthy Twinning" (PDF). Wexford County Council Report (page 108). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2008.