Perquie

Perquie
Perquie
Commune
	Château de Ravignan
	Location of Perquie
	Perquie Perquie
	Coordinates: 43°52′42″N 0°16′58″W / 43.8783°N 0.2828°W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Landes
Arrondissement	Mont-de-Marsan
Canton	Adour Armagnac
Intercommunality	Pays de Villeneuve en Armagnac Landais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Yves Arrestat
Area 1	26.34 km2 (10.17 sq mi)
Population (2021)	341
• Density	13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	40221 /40190
Elevation	58–121 m (190–397 ft) ; (avg. 89 m or 292 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Perquie (French pronunciation: [pɛʁki]; Occitan: Perquia) is a commune, a small town located in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine (the Aquitaine region) in southwestern France.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	389	—
1975	343	−1.78%
1982	332	−0.46%
1990	294	−1.51%
1999	297	+0.11%
2009	367	+2.14%
2014	358	−0.50%
2020	339	−0.90%
Source: INSEE^[4]

The inhabitants of Perquie are called Perquois and Perquoises in French. The present mayor of Perquie is Jean-Yves Arrestat.^[5]

Geography

The neighboring towns are Villeneuve-de-Marsan at 2.4 km, Arthez-d'Armagnac at 3.0 km, Saint-Gein at 4.8 km, Pujo-le-Plan at 4.5 km, Hontanx at 6.0 km. The nearest large town of Perquie is Mont-de-Marsan and is 18 kilometers south as the crow flies. The nearest train station to Perquie is in Mont-de-Marsan (18 kilometers). The area of the commune is 26.34 km² (10.17 sq mi), and its elevation is between 58 and 121 m.^[6]

Attractions

The castle of Ravignan is a Louis XIII style residence, located in the commune of Perquie. The structure is surrounded by formal gardens and woodlands. The present building was constructed on the ruins of a medieval castle in 1663. It has been designated as a 'monument historique' by the French Ministry of Culture.^[7] The château's cellars have produced Armagnac brandy for more than three centuries.^{[citation needed]} Inside the building is listed on the Historical Monuments, furniture, and antique objects, costumes of the eighteenth century, as well as a collection of drawings and engravings representing Henry IV.

Economy

The number of people at the age of 15 to 64 years old in 2020 was 178 (men and women), of which 78% were active and 22% were inactive. The unemployment rate was 5%.^[8]