Gabaston

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Location of Gabaston

(2020–2026) Guy Cazalet^[1]Area

12.73 km² (4.92 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

667 • Density52/km² (140/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

64227 /64160

Elevation265–345 m (869–1,132 ft)
(avg. 288 m or 945 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gabaston (French pronunciation: [ɡabastɔ̃]; Occitan: Gavaston) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	342	—
1975	458	+4.26%
1982	592	+3.73%
1990	602	+0.21%
1999	562	−0.76%
2007	599	+0.80%
2012	611	+0.40%
2017	662	+1.62%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Hydrography

Gabaston is watered by the Gabas river which flows through the town.^[4] The river was known as the fluvius gavasensis in 982.^[5]

Notable Personalities

Piers Gaveston^[6] (vers 1282-1312), Gascon knight, favorite of King Edward II of England.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Gabas (Q13-0400)".
^ http://fr.wikipedia.org/cartulary^{[permanent dead link]} of Saint-Sever.
^ http://fr.wikipedia.org/Pierre_Gaveston^{[permanent dead link]}