Boulaur
Boulaur | |
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 Cistercian abbey in Boulaur | |
Location of Boulaur  | |
  Boulaur  Boulaur | |
| Coordinates: 43°32′30″N 0°46′29″E / 43.5417°N 0.7747°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gers |
| Arrondissement | Auch |
| Canton | Astarac-Gimone |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Antoine Faure[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.03 km2 (3.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 187 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 32061 /32450 |
| Elevation | 162–285 m (531–935 ft) (avg. 155 m or 509 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Boulaur (French pronunciation: [bulɔʁ]; Occitan: Bonlau) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.
Geography
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 163 | — |
| 1975 | 154 | −0.81% |
| 1982 | 140 | −1.35% |
| 1990 | 126 | −1.31% |
| 1999 | 128 | +0.18% |
| 2009 | 154 | +1.87% |
| 2014 | 162 | +1.02% |
| 2020 | 187 | +2.42% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Abbey
Boulaur Abbey, or St Mary's Abbey, Boulaur (
Trappist Abbey of Notre-Dame des Neiges.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Aleteia.org.fr - "L'incroyable multiplication des soeurs de Boulaur", Aleteia, Bérengère Dommaigné, 11 February 2020
- ^ de.catholicnewsagency.com - "Zisterzienserinnen übernehmen Trappistenabtei, wo Charles de Foucauld Novize war", 29 April 2022
Further reading
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Boulaur.
- Histoire de l'ordre de Fontevrault, 1100-1908; by the Religious of Sainte-Marie-de-Fontevrault-de-Boulaur (afterwards at Vera in Navarre). 3 vols. Auch, 1911–15
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