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Le Gast
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Le Gast is located in France
Le Gast
Le Gast
Location in France
Le Gast is located in Normandy
Le Gast
Le Gast
Location in Normandy
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Vire
Canton Vire Normandie
Commune Noues de Sienne
Area
1
12.74 km2 (4.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
168
 • Density 13.19/km2 (34.15/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
14380
Elevation 202–347 m (663–1,138 ft)
(avg. 220 m or 720 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Gast was once a small town, known in France as a "commune." It was located in the Calvados area (which is like a county) within the Normandy region of northwestern France. On January 1, 2017, Le Gast joined with other nearby towns to form a new, larger commune called Noues de Sienne.

People of Le Gast

This section shows how the number of people living in Le Gast has changed over many years. You can see that the population was much higher a long time ago, but it has become smaller over time. In 2019, about 168 people lived in what used to be Le Gast.

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1793 957 —    
1800 809 −15.5%
1806 976 +20.6%
1821 983 +0.7%
1831 979 −0.4%
1836 1,013 +3.5%
1841 993 −2.0%
1846 986 −0.7%
1851 960 −2.6%
1856 860 −10.4%
1861 839 −2.4%
1866 889 +6.0%
1872 878 −1.2%
1876 882 +0.5%
1881 840 −4.8%
1886 806 −4.0%
1891 725 −10.0%
1896 748 +3.2%
Year Pop. ±%
1901 723 −3.3%
1906 676 −6.5%
1911 677 +0.1%
1921 566 −16.4%
1926 644 +13.8%
1931 700 +8.7%
1936 766 +9.4%
1946 603 −21.3%
1954 623 +3.3%
1962 529 −15.1%
1968 473 −10.6%
1975 417 −11.8%
1982 311 −25.4%
1990 252 −19.0%
1999 255 +1.2%
2008 251 −1.6%
2019 168 −33.1%

See also

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