Argelouse
Argelouse (French pronunciation: [aʁʒəluz]; Gascon: Argelosa) is a commune of the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Made famous by being a locality in the 1927 novel Thérèse Desqueyroux by François Mauriac.
Argelouse | |
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 The church of Argelouse | |
Location of Argelouse  | |
  Argelouse  Argelouse | |
| Coordinates: 44°22′01″N 0°38′42″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Landes |
| Arrondissement | Mont-de-Marsan |
| Canton | Haute Lande Armagnac |
| Intercommunality | CC Cœur Haute Lande |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Joël Lalanne[1] |
| Area 1 | 22.79 km2 (8.80 sq mi) |
| Population | 97 |
| • Density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 40008 /40430 |
| Elevation | 39–73 m (128–240 ft) (avg. 61 m or 200 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 21 | — |
| 1968 | 37 | +76.2% |
| 1975 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 55 | +48.6% |
| 1990 | 54 | −1.8% |
| 1999 | 55 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 81 | +47.3% |
| 2009 | 94 | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 85 | −9.6% |
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
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