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Nogaro (; Gascon: ''Nogaròu'') is a
The commune is bordered by six other communes: Caupenne-d'Armagnac to the northwest, Sainte-Christie-d'Armagnac to the northeast,
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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in the Gers department, Southwestern France
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. It is the site of a distillery of Armagnac
Armagnac (, ) is a distinctive kind of brandy produced in the Armagnac region in Gascony, southwest France. It is distilled from wine usually made from a blend of grapes including Baco 22A, Colombard, Folle blanche and Ugni blanc, traditionally ...
brandy.
Geography
The commune is bordered by six other communes: Caupenne-d'Armagnac to the northwest, Sainte-Christie-d'Armagnac to the northeast, Loubédat
Loubédat is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France
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to the east, Sion, Gers, Sion to the southeast, Urgosse to the south, and finally by Arblade-le-Haut to the west.
Population
Sports
Nogaro is the site ofCircuit Paul Armagnac
Circuit Paul Armagnac also known as Circuit de Nogaro is a motorsport race track located in the commune of Nogaro in the Gers department in southwestern France. The track is named in honor of Nogaro-born racing driver Paul Armagnac who died ...
, a motorsport race track.
Notable people
The historian and palaeographerCharles Samaran
Charles Samaran (28 October 1879 – 15 October 1982) was a 20th-century French historian and archivist, who was born in Cravencères (in the Gers) and died at Nogaro (also in the Gers), shortly before his 103rd birthday.
Biography
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(1879–1982) died in Nogaro.
The chef and television host Michel Sarran was born in Nogaro.
The tennis player Tessah Andrianjafitrimo has lived in Nogaro since 2010.
See also
* Communes of the Gers departmentReferences
Communes of Gers Armagnac {{Gers-geo-stub