Jegun

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Jegun

(2020–2026) Guy Lapeyre^[1]Area

39.25 km² (15.15 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,173 • Density30/km² (77/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

32162 /32360

Elevation105–242 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.

History

The village was founded in the 11th century and fortified around 1180 by Bernard IV, count of Armagnac. 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

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,086	—
1968	1,084	−0.2%
1975	971	−10.4%
1982	949	−2.3%
1990	976	+2.8%
1999	968	−0.8%
2008	1,136	+17.4%

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.