What is Mirande?
{{Infobox French commune |name = Mirande |commune status = [[Subprefectures in France|Subprefecture]] and [[Communes of France|commune]] |image flag = |image flag size = |flag legend = |image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Mirande (Gers)2.svg |image coat of arms size = 70px |coat of arms legend = |city motto = |image = Mirande Gers Mairie jnl 7.jpg |caption = Mirande Town Hall |map = |adjustable map = |time zone = |coordinates = {{coord|43.52|0.4|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |arrondissement = Mirande |canton = Mirande-Astarac |subdivisions entry = |subdivisions = |intercommunality = Cœur d'Astarac en Gascogne |mayor = Pierre Beaudran |party = |term = 2014&ndash;2020 |elevation m = 170 |elevation min m = 139 |elevation max m = 268 |area km2 = 23.42 |population_demonym = Mirandais |population = 3527 |population ranking = |population date = 2014 |urban area km2 = |urban area date = |urban pop = |urban pop date = |metro area km2 = |metro area date = |metro area pop = |metro area pop date = |INSEE = 32256 |postal code = 32300 |website = [http://www.mirande.fr/ www.mirande.fr] }} '''Mirande''' ({{lang-oc|Miranda}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Gers]] [[Departments of France|department]], of which it is a [[Prefectures in France|subprefecture]], in the [[Occitanie]] [[Regions of France|region]], southwestern [[France]]. It is the administrative center of the ''arrondissement'' of [[Arrondissement of Mirande|Mirande]] and of the [[Cantons of France|canton]] of [[Canton of Mirande-Astarac|Mirande-Astarac]]. ==History== Miran