| Condom | |
| Commune Status: | Subprefecture and commune |
| Arrondissement: | Condom |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Condom (Gers).svg |
| Canton: | Baïse-Armagnac |
| Insee: | 32107 |
| Postal Code: | 32100 |
| Mayor: | Jean-François Rousse[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | La Ténarèze |
| Coordinates: | 43.96°N 0.37°W |
| Elevation M: | 82 |
| Elevation Min M: | 62 |
| Elevation Max M: | 190 |
| Area Km2: | 97.37 |
Condom (Occitan (post 1500);: Condòm; in French pronounced as /kɔ̃dɔ̃/), also known as Condom-en-Armagnac, is a commune in southwestern France in the department of Gers, of which it is a subprefecture.
The town of Condom is located in the northern part of the department of Gers, halfway between Mont-de-Marsan (to the west) and Montauban (to the east), and north of Auch.
This particular route begins in Le Puy and ends in Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain. Pilgrims arrive at Condom after Miradoux and continue on to Larressingle.
The toponym Condom comes from the Gaulish words condate and magos combined into Condatomagos, which means "market or field, of the confluence".
Condatómagos evolved into Condatóm and then into Conddóm. Condom was first recorded in Latin in the 10th century as Latin: Condomus or Latin: Condomium.[2] It is where the river Gèle flows into the river Baïse.
Although the French word for a condom is French: préservatif, in 1995 the town's mayor, taking advantage of the incidental relationship between the town's name and the English word, opened a museum of contraceptives. It operated until 2005.[3]
| Mayor | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Dubos | 1983 | 1983 | |
| Jacques Moisan | 1989 | 1995 | |
| Gérard Dubrac | 1995 | 2008 | |
| Bernard Gallardo | 2008 | 2014 | |
| Gérard Dubrac | 2014 | 2020 | |
| Jean-François Rousse | 2020 |
Condom is the site of two castles, the Château de Mothes and the Château de Pouypardin, both started in the 13th century. In total, 19 sites in Condom are listed as monuments historiques by the French Ministry of Culture, including the cathedral, churches and houses.
Condom is known for the production of Armagnac, an international music festival of "bandas", an international chess tournament and an international chess marathon. It is also known for its tourism with farm campings and boating on waterways. It is also home to a museum about Armagnac.[4] [5]
A statue of The Three Musketeers and d'Artagnan stands beside the cathedral and was created in 2010 by Zurab Tsereteli.[6]
