Saint-Orens-Pouy-Petit

Saint-Orens-Pouy-Petit
A general view of Saint-Jouannet in Saint-Orens-Pouy-Petit
A general view of Saint-Jouannet in Saint-Orens-Pouy-Petit
Location of Saint-Orens-Pouy-Petit
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Saint-Orens-Pouy-Petit is located in France
Saint-Orens-Pouy-Petit
Saint-Orens-Pouy-Petit
Saint-Orens-Pouy-Petit is located in Occitanie
Saint-Orens-Pouy-Petit
Saint-Orens-Pouy-Petit
Coordinates: 43°55′04″N 0°26′05″E / 43.9178°N 0.4347°E / 43.9178; 0.4347
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGers
ArrondissementCondom
CantonBaïse-Armagnac
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Meste[1]
Area
1
11.31 km2 (4.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
195
 • Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
32400 /32100
Elevation97–225 m (318–738 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Orens-Pouy-Petit (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ɔʁɛ̃s pwi pəti]; Occitan: Sent Orens e Poi Petit) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

Central to the commune is the classic Gers Pierre Blanche bastide of St Orens, consisting of a walled community on a fierce outcrop of rock, situated 2 km to the east of the D654 between Condom and Saint-Puy. St Orens has views to the south, including the Pyrenees in fine weather.

On a facing hill is the hamlet of Hameau de Pouy-Petit.

Saint Orens holds a Catholic church and the Château St Orens (sixteenth century). Hameau de Pouy-Petit has the Château gascon de Pouy-Petit (eighteenth century).

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.