Masseube
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Location within Occitanie region
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| Coordinates: 43°25′51″N 0°34′47″E / 43.430833°N 0.579722°ECoordinates: 43°25′51″N 0°34′47″E / 43.430833°N 0.579722°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Gers | |
| Arrondissement | Mirande | |
| Canton | Masseube | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Bru | |
| Area1 | 21.03 km2 (8.12 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 1,532 | |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC +1) (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 32242 /32140 | |
| Elevation | 188–306 m (617–1,004 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Masseube (Masseuva in Gascon) is a commune in the Gers department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France.
Masseube ("The farmhouse of the forest") was originally the name of a farm belonging to Escaladieu Abbey, in Bigorre. In 1274, the Abbey and Bernard IV of Astarac founded a Bastide in Masseube. It got its customary laws 2 years later. The bastide still has its streets at right angles, an old on the common house which is now the Mairie, and houses built with timber.
Its inhabitants are called Massylvains
The coat of arms was changed in 2009.
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