Auch

Auch
Auch
Prefecture and commune
	Cathedral in the town centre.
	Coat of arms
	Location of Auch
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	Coordinates: 43°38′47″N 0°35′08″E / 43.6465°N 0.5855°E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Auch
Canton	Auch-1; Auch-2; Auch-3
Intercommunality	Grand Auch
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Franck Montaugé
Area 1	72.48 km2 (27.98 sq mi)
Population (2012)	21,960
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Auscitain, Auscitaine
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	32013 /32000
Elevation	115–281 m (377–922 ft) ; (avg. 166 m or 545 ft)
Website	www.mairie-auch.fr
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Auch (Gascon: Aush or Aux) is a commune in southwestern France, in the region of Occitanie. It is the prefecture (capital) of the Gers department. It is also the capital of 3 cantons: Auch-1, Auch-2 and Auch-3.

Auch is the historical capital of Gascony and the people of this city are known, in French, as auscitain (women: auscitaines).^[1]