Crastes

Crastes (French pronunciation: [kʁast]; Occitan: Crastas) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

Crastes
Commune
The church in Crastes
Location of Crastes
Crastes Show map of France Crastes Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°43′28″N 0°43′51″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Auch
Canton	Gascogne-Auscitaine
Intercommunality	CA Grand Auch Cœur Gascogne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sébastien Dabasse[1]
Area 1	19.25 km2 (7.43 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	261
• Density	14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	32112 /32270
Elevation	131–272 m (430–892 ft) (avg. 245 m or 804 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The river Auroue has its source in the commune.

Crastes and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	297	—
1968	299	+0.7%
1975	236	−21.1%
1982	234	−0.8%
1990	221	−5.6%
1999	205	−7.2%
2008	233	+13.7%

See also

• Communes of the Gers department