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Courties

Courties ( ; ) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. Historically and culturally, the commune is in the Pays d'Astarac, a very hilly territory in the south of Gers, with clay soil, which runs along the Lannemezan plateau.Exposed to an altered oceanic climate, it is drained by the Lys and various other small streams. Courties is a rural commune with 46 inhabitants in 2023, after experiencing a peak in population of 296 inhabitants in 1846. Its inhabitants are called Courtiers or Courtisanes.

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Courties ( ; ) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. Historically and culturally, the commune is in the Pays d'Astarac, a very hilly territory in the south of Gers, with clay soil, which runs along the Lannemezan plateau.Exposed to an altered oceanic climate, it is drained by the Lys and various other small streams. Courties is a rural commune with 46 inhabitants in 2023, after experiencing a peak in population of 296 inhabitants in 1846. Its inhabitants are called Courtiers or Courtisanes.

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  1. population: 46 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the population is "46 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364344099

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