Gan, Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Gan

(2020–2026) Francis Pèes^[1]Area

39.62 km² (15.30 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

5,622 • Density140/km² (370/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

64230 /64290

Elevation186–478 m (610–1,568 ft)
(avg. 202 m or 663 ft)Websitegan.pau.fr¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gan (French pronunciation: [ɡɑ̃]; Occitan: Gant) is a commune located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in the south-west of France. Gan station has rail connections to Pau, Oloron-Sainte-Marie and Bedous.

Its mayor has been Mr Francis Pèes (Right Wing ; also Vice President of the Communauté d'agglomération de Pau-Pyrénées) since 2014, a former CEO of a construction company.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,125	—
1975	3,543	+1.81%
1982	4,047	+1.92%
1990	4,724	+1.95%
1999	4,971	+0.57%
2007	5,225	+0.62%
2012	5,517	+1.09%
2017	5,510	−0.03%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE