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title="Département Gers – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Département Gers" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3_(%D8%A5%D9%82%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85_%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A)" title="جارس (إقليم فرنسي) – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="جارس (إقليم فرنسي)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers" title="Gers – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Gers" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frp mw-list-item"><a href="https://frp.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C2%B7%C3%A8rs_(d%C3%A8partement)" title="G·èrs (dèpartement) – Arpitan" lang="frp" hreflang="frp" data-title="G·èrs (dèpartement)" data-language-autonym="Arpetan" data-language-local-name="Arpitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Arpetan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jer_(departament)" title="Jer (departament) – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Jer (departament)" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers" title="Gers – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Gers" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%96%D1%8D%D1%80_(%D0%B4%D1%8D%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82)" title="Жэр (дэпартамент) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Жэр (дэпартамент)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%96%D1%8D%D1%80_(%D0%B4%D1%8D%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%8D%D0%BD%D1%82)" title="Жэр (дэпартамэнт) – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Жэр (дэпартамэнт)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%96%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81_(%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82)" title="Жерс (департамент) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Жерс (департамент)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers_(departamant)" title="Gers (departamant) – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Gers (departamant)" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers" title="Gers – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Gers" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%96%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81_(%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82)" title="Жерс (департамент) – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Жерс (департамент)" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers" title="Gers – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Gers" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers_(departement)" title="Gers (departement) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Gers (departement)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers_(d%C3%A9partement)" title="Gers (département) – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Gers (département)" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers" title="Gers – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Gers" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-se mw-list-item"><a href="https://se.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers" title="Gers – Northern Sami" lang="se" hreflang="se" data-title="Gers" data-language-autonym="Davvisámegiella" data-language-local-name="Northern Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Davvisámegiella</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9partement_Gers" title="Département Gers – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Département Gers" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gersi_departemang" title="Gersi departemang – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Gersi departemang" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%96%CE%B5%CF%81%CF%82_(%CE%BD%CE%BF%CE%BC%CF%8C%CF%82)" title="Ζερς (νομός) – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Ζερς (νομός)" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers_(departamento)" title="Gers (departamento) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Gers (departamento)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers" title="Gers – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Gers" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers" title="Gers – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Gers" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%98%D8%B1%D8%B3" title="ژرس – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ژرس" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers_(d%C3%A9partement)" title="Gers (département) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Gers (département)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers" title="Gers – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Gers" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers" title="Gers – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Gers" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers-s%C3%A9n" title="Gers-sén – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Gers-sén" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A0%9C%EB%A5%B4%EC%8A%A4_(%EB%8D%B0%ED%8C%8C%EB%A5%B4%ED%8A%B8%EB%A7%9D)" title="제르스 (데파르트망) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="제르스 (데파르트망)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BA%D5%A5%D6%80_(%D5%A4%D5%A5%D5%BA%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%A5%D5%B6%D5%BF)" title="Ժեր (դեպարտամենտ) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ժեր (դեպարտամենտ)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8" title="जेर्स – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="जेर्स" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers" title="Gers – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Gers" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departimento_Gers" title="Departimento Gers – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Departimento Gers" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%96%D0%B5%D1%80_(%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82)" title="Жер (департамент) – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Жер (департамент)" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers" title="Gers – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Gers" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers" title="Gers – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Gers" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9F%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%93%E1%83%94%E1%83%9E%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%A2%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98" title="ჟერის დეპარტამენტი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ჟერის დეპარტამენტი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%96%D0%B5%D1%80_(%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82)" title="Жер (департамент) – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Жер (департамент)" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers" title="Gers – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Gers" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kg mw-list-item"><a href="https://kg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers_(kizunga)" title="Gers (kizunga) – Kongo" lang="kg" hreflang="kg" data-title="Gers (kizunga)" data-language-autonym="Kongo" data-language-local-name="Kongo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kongo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegircius_(praefectura_Franciae)" title="Aegircius (praefectura Franciae) – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Aegircius (praefectura Franciae)" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BD%C4%93ra" title="Žēra – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Žēra" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departement_Gers" title="Departement Gers – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Departement Gers" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDeras_(departamentas)" title="Žeras (departamentas) – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Žeras (departamentas)" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers_(departement)" title="Gers (departement) – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Gers (departement)" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers_(dipartiment)" title="Gers (dipartiment) – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Gers (dipartiment)" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers" title="Gers – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Gers" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%96%D0%B5%D1%80" title="Жер – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Жер" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers" title="Gers – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Gers" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0" title="जेर – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="जेर" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers" title="Gers – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Gers" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers_(departement)" title="Gers (departement) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Gers (departement)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E7%9C%8C" title="ジェール県 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ジェール県" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%96%D0%B5%D0%B3%D3%80_(%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82)" title="ЖегӀ (департамент) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="ЖегӀ (департамент)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers_(Department)" title="Gers (Department) – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Gers (Department)" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers" title="Gers – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Gers" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers" title="Gers – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Gers" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departament_de_Gers" title="Departament de Gers – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Departament de Gers" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B6%D9%84%D8%B9_%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%B3" title="ضلع یرس – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="ضلع یرس" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pcd mw-list-item"><a href="https://pcd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers_(d%C3%A9part%C3%A9mint)" title="Gers (départémint) – Picard" lang="pcd" hreflang="pcd" data-title="Gers (départémint)" data-language-autonym="Picard" data-language-local-name="Picard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Picard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipartiment_d%C3%ABl_Gers" title="Dipartiment dël Gers – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Dipartiment dël Gers" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers" title="Gers – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Gers" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers" title="Gers – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Gers" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers" title="Gers – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Gers" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers" title="Gers – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Gers" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%96%D0%B5%D1%80_(%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82)" title="Жер (департамент) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Жер (департамент)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers" title="Gers – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Gers" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers" title="Gers – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Gers" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers" title="Gers – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Gers" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers_(departement)" title="Gers (departement) – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Gers (departement)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers_(departma)" title="Gers (departma) – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Gers (departma)" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%96%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81" title="Жерс – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Жерс" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers" title="Gers – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Gers" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers" title="Gers – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Gers" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gers" title="Gers – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Gers" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a 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org">Gers</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/Departments_of_France" title="Departments of France">Department of France</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Auch_-_Pr%C3%A9fecture_-1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Prefecture building in Auch"><img alt="Prefecture building in Auch" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Auch_-_Pr%C3%A9fecture_-1.jpg/250px-Auch_-_Pr%C3%A9fecture_-1.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Auch_-_Pr%C3%A9fecture_-1.jpg/375px-Auch_-_Pr%C3%A9fecture_-1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Auch_-_Pr%C3%A9fecture_-1.jpg/500px-Auch_-_Pr%C3%A9fecture_-1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption"><a href="/wiki/Prefectures_in_France" title="Prefectures in France">Prefecture</a> building in <a href="/wiki/Auch" title="Auch">Auch</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Department_of_Gers.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Gers"><img alt="Flag of Gers" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_the_Department_of_Gers.png/100px-Flag_of_the_Department_of_Gers.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_the_Department_of_Gers.png/150px-Flag_of_the_Department_of_Gers.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_the_Department_of_Gers.png/200px-Flag_of_the_Department_of_Gers.png 2x" data-file-width="10000" data-file-height="6667" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Flag</div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blason_d%C3%A9partement_fr_Gers.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of Gers"><img alt="Coat of arms of Gers" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Blason_d%C3%A9partement_fr_Gers.svg/91px-Blason_d%C3%A9partement_fr_Gers.svg.png" decoding="async" width="91" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Blason_d%C3%A9partement_fr_Gers.svg/136px-Blason_d%C3%A9partement_fr_Gers.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Blason_d%C3%A9partement_fr_Gers.svg/182px-Blason_d%C3%A9partement_fr_Gers.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="660" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Coat of arms</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gers-Position.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of Gers in France"><img alt="Location of Gers in France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Gers-Position.svg/250px-Gers-Position.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="273" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Gers-Position.svg/375px-Gers-Position.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Gers-Position.svg/500px-Gers-Position.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="507" data-file-height="553" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location of Gers in France</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Gers&params=43_39_N_0_35_E_region:FR_type:adm2nd"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">43°39′N</span> <span class="longitude">0°35′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">43.650°N 0.583°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">43.650; 0.583</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_France" title="Regions of France">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Occitania_(administrative_region)" title="Occitania (administrative region)">Occitanie</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Prefectures_in_France" title="Prefectures in France">Prefecture</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Auch" title="Auch">Auch</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Subprefectures_in_France" title="Subprefectures in France">Subprefectures</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><b></b><a href="/wiki/Condom,_Gers" title="Condom, Gers">Condom</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Mirande" title="Mirande">Mirande</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_departmental_councils_(France)" title="List of presidents of departmental councils (France)">President of the Departmental Council</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Philippe Dupouy<sup id="cite_ref-pres_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pres-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<a href="/wiki/Socialist_Party_(France)" title="Socialist Party (France)">PS</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_area"><a href="#endnote_area">1</a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">6,257 km<sup>2</sup> (2,416 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2021)<sup id="cite_ref-popleg2021_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-popleg2021-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">192,437</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_French_departments_by_population" title="List of French departments by population">90th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">31/km<sup>2</sup> (80/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B1" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+1">UTC+1</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_European_Time" title="Central European Time">CET</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B2" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+2">UTC+2</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_European_Summer_Time" title="Central European Summer Time">CEST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Departments_of_France" title="Departments of France">Department number</a></th><td class="infobox-data">32</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Arrondissements_of_France" title="Arrondissements of France">Arrondissements</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Arrondissements_of_the_Gers_department" title="Arrondissements of the Gers department">3</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Cantons_in_France" class="mw-redirect" title="Cantons in France">Cantons</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cantons_of_the_Gers_department" title="Cantons of the Gers department">17</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Communes_in_France" class="mw-redirect" title="Communes in France">Communes</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Communes_of_the_Gers_department" title="Communes of the Gers department">461</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_area"><b><a href="#ref_area">^1</a></b></span> French Land Register data, which exclude <a href="/wiki/Estuary" title="Estuary">estuaries</a>, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km<sup>2</sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Gers</b> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">French pronunciation:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="fr-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/French" title="Help:IPA/French">[ʒɛʁ(s)]</a></span>; <a href="/wiki/Occitan_language" title="Occitan language">Occitan</a>: <i lang="oc">Gers</i> or <span title="Occitan (post 1500)-language text"><i lang="oc">Gerç</i></span>, <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="oc-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Occitan" title="Help:IPA/Occitan">[dʒɛɾs]</a></span>) is a <a href="/wiki/Departments_of_France" title="Departments of France">department</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Regions_of_France" title="Regions of France">region</a> of <a href="/wiki/Occitania_(administrative_region)" title="Occitania (administrative region)">Occitania</a>, Southwestern <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>. Gers becoming the largest producer of <a href="/wiki/Foie_gras" title="Foie gras">foie gras</a> in France, known for its rural scene and <a href="/wiki/Bastide" title="Bastide">bastides</a>. Gers is bordered by the departments of <a href="/wiki/Hautes-Pyr%C3%A9n%C3%A9es" title="Hautes-Pyrénées">Hautes-Pyrénées</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pyr%C3%A9n%C3%A9es-Atlantiques" title="Pyrénées-Atlantiques">Pyrénées-Atlantiques</a> to the south, <a href="/wiki/Haute-Garonne" title="Haute-Garonne">Haute-Garonne</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tarn-et-Garonne" title="Tarn-et-Garonne">Tarn-et-Garonne</a> to the east, <a href="/wiki/Lot-et-Garonne" title="Lot-et-Garonne">Lot-et-Garonne</a> to the north and <a href="/wiki/Landes_(department)" title="Landes (department)">Landes</a> to the west.<sup id="cite_ref-EB1911_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EB1911-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Named after the <a href="/wiki/Gers_(river)" title="Gers (river)">Gers River</a>, its inhabitants are called the <i>Gersois</i> and <i>Gersoises</i> in <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>. In 2019, it had a population of 191,377.<sup id="cite_ref-pop2019_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pop2019-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gers&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Middle_Ages" title="Middle Ages">Middle Ages</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Lordship_of_L%27Isle-Jourdain" title="Lordship of L'Isle-Jourdain">Lordship of L'Isle-Jourdain</a> was nearby. </p><p>Gers is one of the original 83 departments created during the <a href="/wiki/French_Revolution" title="French Revolution">French Revolution</a> on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_France" title="Provinces of France">former provinces</a> of <a href="/wiki/Guyenne" title="Guyenne">Guyenne</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gascony" title="Gascony">Gascony</a>. In 1808 it lost <a href="/wiki/Lavit" title="Lavit">Lavit</a> on its north-eastern side to the newly created department of <a href="/wiki/Tarn-et-Garonne" title="Tarn-et-Garonne">Tarn-et-Garonne</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gers&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The culture is largely agricultural, with great emphasis on the local <a href="/wiki/Gastronomy" title="Gastronomy">gastronomical</a> specialties such as: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armagnac_(drink)" class="mw-redirect" title="Armagnac (drink)">Armagnac</a> brandy;</li> <li><a href="/wiki/C%C3%B4tes_de_Gascogne" title="Côtes de Gascogne">Côtes de Gascogne</a>;</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floc_de_Gascogne" title="Floc de Gascogne">Floc de Gascogne</a>;</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foie_gras" title="Foie gras">Foie gras</a>;</li> <li>Wild <a href="/wiki/Mushroom" title="Mushroom">mushrooms</a>.</li></ul> <p>Also, some prominent cultivated crops are <a href="/wiki/Maize" title="Maize">corn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colza" class="mw-redirect" title="Colza">colza</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sunflowers" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunflowers">sunflowers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grain" title="Grain">grain</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Gascon_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Gascon language">Gascon language</a> is a dialect of <a href="/wiki/Occitan_language" title="Occitan language">Occitan</a>, but it is not widely spoken. The department is characterised by sleepy <a href="/wiki/Bastide" title="Bastide">bastide</a> villages and rolling hills with the Pyrenees visible to the south. <a href="/wiki/Alexandre_Dumas,_p%C3%A8re" class="mw-redirect" title="Alexandre Dumas, père">Alexandre Dumas, père</a> created the famous Gersois <a href="/wiki/D%27Artagnan" class="mw-redirect" title="D'Artagnan">d'Artagnan</a>, the fourth <a href="/wiki/Musketeer" title="Musketeer">musketeer</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Three_Musketeers" title="The Three Musketeers">The Three Musketeers</a></i>. A museum to d'Artagnan is found in the Gersois village of <a href="/wiki/Lupiac" title="Lupiac">Lupiac</a>. </p><p>A horse race at the <a href="/wiki/Auteuil_Hippodrome" title="Auteuil Hippodrome">Auteuil Hippodrome</a> has been named after André Boingnères, a notable local race-horse owner and the successful Mayor of <a href="/wiki/Termes-d%27Armagnac" title="Termes-d'Armagnac">Termes-d'Armagnac</a> between 1951 and 1976. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gers&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Departmental_Council_of_Gers">Departmental Council of Gers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gers&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Departmental Council of Gers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The President of the Departmental Council of Gers is Philippe Dupouy of the <a href="/wiki/Socialist_Party_(France)" title="Socialist Party (France)">Socialist Party</a> since 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-pres_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pres-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He succeeded <a href="/wiki/Philippe_Martin_(politician)" title="Philippe Martin (politician)">Philippe Martin</a>, who had been in office since 2014. The assembly comprises 34 seats, allocated as follow since the <a href="/wiki/2015_French_departmental_elections" title="2015 French departmental elections">2015 departmental elections</a>: </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Party</th> <th>Seats </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E3265B"><span style="color:white; font-size:190%;">•</span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Party_(France)" title="Socialist Party (France)">Socialist Party</a></td> <td align="right">22 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0051AE"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Republicans_(France)" title="The Republicans (France)">The Republicans</a></td> <td align="right">12 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Members_of_the_National_Assembly">Members of the National Assembly</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gers&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Members of the National Assembly"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Gers elected the following members of the <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(France)" title="National Assembly (France)">National Assembly</a> during the <a href="/wiki/2017_French_legislative_election" title="2017 French legislative election">2017 legislative election</a>: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Constituency</th> <th>Member<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>Party </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #FFEB00"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gers%27s_1st_constituency" title="Gers's 1st constituency">Gers's 1st constituency</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jean-Ren%C3%A9_Cazeneuve" title="Jean-René Cazeneuve">Jean-René Cazeneuve</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/La_R%C3%A9publique_En_Marche!" class="mw-redirect" title="La République En Marche!">La République En Marche!</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #E3265B"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gers%27s_2nd_constituency" title="Gers's 2nd constituency">Gers's 2nd constituency</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gis%C3%A8le_Bi%C3%A9mouret" title="Gisèle Biémouret">Gisèle Biémouret</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Party_(France)" title="Socialist Party (France)">Socialist Party</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demography">Demography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gers&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Demography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media 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class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Per annum growth rate" class="abbr-header">±% p.a.</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1801</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">257,609</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1806</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">287,021</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.19%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1821</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">301,336</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.32%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1831</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">312,160</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.35%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1841</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">311,447</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−0.02%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1851</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">307,479</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.13%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1861</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">298,931</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.28%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1872</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">284,717</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.44%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1881</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">281,532</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.12%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1891</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">261,084</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−0.75%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1901</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">238,448</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.90%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1911</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">221,994</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.71%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1921</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">194,406</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−1.32%</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="padding:0 0.5em;border-left:solid 1px #aaa"><table style="border-spacing:0;width:15em"><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Per annum growth rate" class="abbr-header">±% p.a.</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1931</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">193,134</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.07%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1936</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">192,451</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−0.07%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1946</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">190,431</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.11%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1954</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">185,111</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.35%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1962</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">182,264</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.19%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1968</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">181,577</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.06%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1975</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">175,366</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−0.50%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1982</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">174,154</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.10%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1990</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">174,587</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.03%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1999</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">172,335</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.14%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2006</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">181,375</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.73%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">2011</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">188,893</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+0.82%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2016</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">190,664</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.19%</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000)"><div class="center"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid 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There is more info on <a href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334940" class="extiw" title="phab:T334940">Phabricator</a> and on <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Graph/Plans" class="extiw" title="mw:Extension:Graph/Plans">MediaWiki.org</a>.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">source:<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pop2016_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pop2016-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Located in Southwestern France, Gers is often referred to as amongst the least densely populated (30.5 people/km<sup>2</sup> in 2016),<sup id="cite_ref-pop2016_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pop2016-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> least urban, or most rural, areas in all of <a href="/wiki/Western_Europe" title="Western Europe">Western Europe</a>. List of the 10 most populous communes of the department:<sup id="cite_ref-pop2019_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pop2019-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Commune </th> <th>Population (2019) </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Auch" title="Auch">Auch</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">22,173 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/L%27Isle-Jourdain,_Gers" title="L'Isle-Jourdain, Gers">L'Isle-Jourdain</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">9,072 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Condom,_Gers" title="Condom, Gers">Condom</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">6,493 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fleurance" title="Fleurance">Fleurance</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">5,924 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eauze" title="Eauze">Eauze</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">3,975 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lectoure" title="Lectoure">Lectoure</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">3,672 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vic-Fezensac" title="Vic-Fezensac">Vic-Fezensac</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">3,546 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mirande" title="Mirande">Mirande</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">3,450 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gimont" title="Gimont">Gimont</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">3,016 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pavie" title="Pavie">Pavie</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">2,501 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gers&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The annual rain varies from more than 900 mm in the south-west of the department, to less than 700 mm in the North-East (<a href="/wiki/Auch" title="Auch">Auch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Condom,_Gers" title="Condom, Gers">Condom</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lectoure" title="Lectoure">Lectoure</a>). </p><p>The winters vary, with only occasional freezing temperatures, but the climate remains mild and dry. The amount of sunshine is about 1950 hours/years. </p><p>The summers are hot and dry. <a href="/wiki/Auch" title="Auch">Auch</a> is, together with <a href="/wiki/Toulouse" title="Toulouse">Toulouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/N%C3%AEmes" title="Nîmes">Nîmes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carpentras" title="Carpentras">Carpentras</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ajaccio" title="Ajaccio">Ajaccio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marseille" title="Marseille">Marseille</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toulon" title="Toulon">Toulon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Perpignan" title="Perpignan">Perpignan</a>, one of the hottest cities in France. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tourism">Tourism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gers&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Tourism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to recent data tourism represents annually: </p> <ul><li>610 000 tourists,</li> <li>5.900.000 nights,</li> <li>22.100 commercial beds,</li> <li>2 400 paid employment related to tourism,</li> <li>the tourist represent an equivalent of 17.100 permanent inhabitants,</li> <li>their estimated expenditure is €141.000.000 .</li></ul> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tower_of_Armagnac,_Auch,_Gers,_France.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Auch"><img alt="Auch" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Tower_of_Armagnac%2C_Auch%2C_Gers%2C_France.JPG/90px-Tower_of_Armagnac%2C_Auch%2C_Gers%2C_France.JPG" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Tower_of_Armagnac%2C_Auch%2C_Gers%2C_France.JPG/135px-Tower_of_Armagnac%2C_Auch%2C_Gers%2C_France.JPG 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Eglise_Barran1.JPG/120px-Eglise_Barran1.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Eglise_Barran1.JPG/180px-Eglise_Barran1.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Eglise_Barran1.JPG/240px-Eglise_Barran1.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2304" data-file-height="1728" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Barran" title="Barran">Barran</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Armagnac-img_0465.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Armagnac"><img alt="Armagnac" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Armagnac-img_0465.jpg/120px-Armagnac-img_0465.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Armagnac-img_0465.jpg/180px-Armagnac-img_0465.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Armagnac-img_0465.jpg/240px-Armagnac-img_0465.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1102" data-file-height="1100" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Armagnac_(brandy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Armagnac (brandy)">Armagnac</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Moulard_Duck_Foie_Gras_with_Pickled_Pear.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Moulard duck foie gras with pickled pear"><img alt="Moulard duck foie gras with pickled pear" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Moulard_Duck_Foie_Gras_with_Pickled_Pear.jpg/120px-Moulard_Duck_Foie_Gras_with_Pickled_Pear.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Moulard_Duck_Foie_Gras_with_Pickled_Pear.jpg/180px-Moulard_Duck_Foie_Gras_with_Pickled_Pear.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Moulard_Duck_Foie_Gras_with_Pickled_Pear.jpg/240px-Moulard_Duck_Foie_Gras_with_Pickled_Pear.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1810" data-file-height="1129" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Foie_Gras" class="mw-redirect" title="Foie Gras">Moulard duck foie gras with pickled pear</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gers&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cantons_of_the_Gers_department" title="Cantons of the Gers department">Cantons of the Gers department</a></li> <li><a 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London: Charles Knight and Co. 1842. pp. 63–64.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Penny+Cyclopaedia+of+the+Society+for+the+Diffusion+of+Useful+Knowledge%3A+Tai-Wan+to+Titlarks%2C+Volume+24&rft.place=London&rft.pages=63-64&rft.pub=Charles+Knight+and+Co&rft.date=1842&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3Dfv3esqgryW4C%26pg%3DPA63-PA64&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGers" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNationale" class="citation web cs1">Nationale, Assemblée. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/">"Assemblée nationale ~ Les députés, le vote de la loi, le Parlement français"</a>. <i>Assemblée nationale</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Assembl%C3%A9e+nationale&rft.atitle=Assembl%C3%A9e+nationale+~+Les+d%C3%A9put%C3%A9s%2C+le+vote+de+la+loi%2C+le+Parlement+fran%C3%A7ais&rft.aulast=Nationale&rft.aufirst=Assembl%C3%A9e&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.assemblee-nationale.fr%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGers" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://splaf.free.fr/32his.html">"Historique du Gers"</a>. <i>Le SPLAF</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Le+SPLAF&rft.atitle=Historique+du+Gers&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fsplaf.free.fr%2F32his.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGers" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-pop2016-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-pop2016_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pop2016_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4176909?geo=DEP-32">"Évolution et structure de la population en 2016"</a>. 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