Jegun

Jegun
Commune
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Coordinates: 43°45′29″N 0°27′37″E / 43.7581°N 0.4603°E / 43.7581; 0.4603Coordinates: 43°45′29″N 0°27′37″E / 43.7581°N 0.4603°E / 43.7581; 0.4603
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Auch
Canton	Gascogne-Auscitaine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guy Lapeyre
Area 1	39.25 km2 (15.15 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	1,145
• Density	29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	32162 /32360
Elevation	105–242 m (344–794 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Jegun (French pronunciation: ​[ʒeɡœ̃], Jégun; Occitan: Jigun) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

Geography[]

The village lies 17 km (11 mi) from Auch.

Jegun and its surrounding communes

History[]

The village was founded in the 11th century and fortified around 1180 by . It is a bastide, the original layout is still preserved today. In 1577, Henri de Navarre, also known as Henry IV, hid in one of the streets ("La Grande Rue", the central street of the village) to escape enemy troops commanded by Villars, the Governor of Guyenna.

Population[]

See also[]

• Communes of the Gers department

References[]

External links[]

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• Unofficial site
• Tourist office site
• Castéra-Verduzan
• Chateau of La Vardens

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