Saint-Orens-Pouy-Petit
Saint-Orens-Pouy-Petit | |
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A general view of Saint-Jouannet in Saint-Orens-Pouy-Petit | |
Location of Saint-Orens-Pouy-Petit | |
| Coordinates: 43°55′04″N 0°26′05″E / 43.9178°N 0.4347°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gers |
| Arrondissement | Condom |
| Canton | Baïse-Armagnac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Pascale Faurie |
Area 1 | 11.31 km2 (4.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 178 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 32400 /32100 |
| Elevation | 97–225 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).