Eauze

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Coordinates: 43°51′44″N 0°06′07″E / 43.86233, 00.101967

Commune of Eauze Houses in Eauze
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Condom
Canton	Eauze
Statistics
Elevation	106 m–193 m (avg. 126 m)
Land area¹	72.00 km²
Population² (1999)	3,881
- Density	55/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	32119/ 32800
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Contents 1 History 2 Sights 3 Miscellaneous 4 Sources and external links

[edit] History

The ancient bishopric of Eauze (or Elusa) in Gaul was united with the episcopal see of Auch probably in the 9th century. Its Latin name, Elusa, is identical to that of a titular see of Palaestina Tertia, suffragan of Petra.

[edit] Sights

Eauze Cathedral is dedicated to Saint Luperculus, who is said to have been a bishop here in the 3rd century before being martyred.

[edit] Miscellaneous

Eauze has a market on Thursday mornings and there is also a separate poultry and rabbit market.

[edit] Sources and external links

• Official Site of the commune of Eauze (French)
• This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913. [1]
• Eauze Cathedral:[2]