Auch

Auch
Auch
Prefecture and commune
	Cathedral
	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	Occitania
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Auch
Canton	Auch-1, Auch-2, Auch-3
Intercommunality	CA Grand Auch Cœur Gascogne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Laprébende
Area 1	72.48 km2 (27.98 sq mi)
Population (2021)	23,041
• Density	320/km2 (820/sq mi)
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)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Auch (French pronunciation: [ᴐʃ] ^ⓘ; Gascon: Aush [ˈawʃ]) is a commune in southwestern France. Located in the region of Occitanie, it is the capital of the Gers department.

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.