Historical Building Plots Excluded from Agricultural Land in Gers, France

A 2021 dataset from the French Geological and Mining Research Bureau (BRGM) details land parcels removed from agricultural use for building construction before 1970 in the Gers department. The data focuses on the area of right-of-way for these buildings, providing a record of historical land conversion. Its specific geographic and temporal scope supports analysis of long-term land-use changes in this region.

Use Cases

• Analyzing historical urban expansion patterns based on pre-1970 building plot locations
• Studying the conversion of agricultural land to built-up areas based on recorded exclusions
• Mapping the spatial distribution of older building stock based on cadastral records
• Assessing long-term land-use policy impacts based on historical land domain changes

Strengths

• Specific temporal cutoff (pre-1970) provides a clear historical boundary
• Geographic scope is precisely defined (the Gers department in France)
• Data is sourced from an authoritative geological and mining research organization (BRGM)
• Last update was recorded on 2021-07 02 00:00:00

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES (BRGM)

Collection Method

Likely derived from cadastral or land registry records.

Time Range

Buildings constructed before 1970.

Freshness

Last updated 2021-07-02 00:00:00; freshness should be verified

Geography

Gers department, France.