Gajan, Ariège

Gajan (French pronunciation: [ɡaʒɑ̃]) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Gajan
Commune
The church in Gajan
Location of Gajan
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Coordinates: 43°02′01″N 1°07′39″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Saint-Girons
Canton	Portes du Couserans
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Nathalie Auriac[1]
Area 1	8.17 km2 (3.15 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	320
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	09128 /09190
Elevation	365–600 m (1,198–1,969 ft) (avg. 550 m or 1,800 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	143	—
1968	180	+25.9%
1975	201	+11.7%
1982	210	+4.5%
1990	281	+33.8%
1999	290	+3.2%
2008	297	+2.4%

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department

Ficus carica on a Gajan field

Fraxinus excelsior perforated by woodpeckers