Loading
  • 21 Aug, 2019

  • By, Wikipedia

Lupiac

Lupiac (French pronunciation: [lypjak]) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

Geography

Lupiac and its surrounding communes

The Auzoue forms most of the commune's southeastern border. The Douze forms the commune's western border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 505—    
1975 433−2.17%
1982 400−1.13%
1990 356−1.45%
1999 312−1.46%
2009 308−0.13%
2014 300−0.52%
2020 311+0.60%
Source: INSEE

Literature

Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan (c. 1611 – 25 June 1673), a captain of the Musketeers of the Guard, was born here. A fictionalized version of his life is central to The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, père. Lupiac has a museum dedicated to him.

Castle of d'Artagnan

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE