Jegun

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Coordinates: 43°45′29″N 0°27′37″E / 43.75805, 0.46027

Administration
Commune of Jegun
Location

Country	France
Region	Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Auch
Canton	Jegun (chief town)
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes Cœur de Gascogne
Statistics
Elevation	105 m–242 m (avg. 220 m)
Land area^¹	39.25 km²
Population^² (1999)	968
- Density	24/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	32162/ 32360
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.

Jegun is a village and commune situated in the heart of Gascogne, in the Gers department in the south-west of France.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Events
4 External links

[edit] Geography

The village covers an area of 3,925 hectares and is 17 km from Auch.

[edit] History

The village was founded in the 11th century and fortified around 1180 by Bernard IV, count of Armagnac. It is a bastide, the original layout is still preserved today. In 1577, Henri de Navarre, also known as Henry the IVth, hid in one of the streets ("La Grande Rue", the Central Street of the village) to escape enemy troupes commanded by Villars, the Governor of Guyenna.

[edit] Events

14th July: Giant Cassoulet where everyone eats outside together

2nd Saturday of August: Foire aux Vins et aux Eaux de Vie gersois

Very Few tourists visit the village in the summer, when, every Sunday morning there is only a very small food stall. There are also many walks and villages in the area, including Lavardens and Castéra-Verduzan.