Eauze

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Commune of Eauze
Location
Longitude 00° 06' 07" E
Latitude 43° 51' 44" N
Administration
Country France
Region Midi-Pyrénées
Department Gers
Arrondissement Condom
Canton Eauze
Statistics
Altitude 106 m–193 m
(avg. 126 m)
Land area¹ 72.00 km²
Population²
(1999)		 3,881
 - Density (1999) 55/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 32119/ 32800
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).
France

Eauze is a town and commune in the French département of Gers. Population (1999): 3,881.

The ancient bishopric of Elusa (Eauze) in Gaul was united with the episcopal see of Auch probably in the ninth century. Its Latin name, Elusa, is identical to that of a titular see of Palaestina Tertia, suffragan of Petra.

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This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913. [1]
  • Eauze Cathedral:[2]
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