Troncens

Troncens
Commune
A general view of Troncens
Location of Troncens
Troncens Location within France Troncens Location within Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°27′41″N 0°12′57″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Mirande
Canton	Pardiac-Rivière-Basse
Intercommunality	Bastides et vallons du Gers
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Francis Daguzan
Area 1	12.97 km2 (5.01 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	159
• Density	12.3/km2 (31.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	32455 /32230
Elevation	182–342 m (597–1,122 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Troncens is a commune in the Gers department of Gascony in the southwestern France.

Geography

Localisation

Troncens is situated in the south of the department near the department of Hautes-Pyrénées.

Troncens and its surrounding communes

Hydrography

The Cabournieu, right tributary of the Bouès, has its source in the town. Another tributary (left bank) of the Bouès, the Laus, runs through the town. The farms are dispersed throughout the area.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 574 —     1821 572 −0.01% 1846 632 +0.40% 1872 532 −0.66% 1901 421 −0.80% 1926 329 −0.98% 1946 278 −0.84% 1962 219 −1.48% 1968 198 −1.67%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1975 197 −0.07% 1982 206 +0.64% 1990 206 +0.00% 1999 199 −0.38% 2007 185 −0.91% 2012 184 −0.11% 2017 184 +0.00% 2023 159 −2.40%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

See also

• Communes of the Gers department

References

• Troncens on the site of the National Geographic Institute