Argelès-Gazost
Argelès-Gazost (Occitan: Argelèrs de Gasòst) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France in the Occitanie region. It is part of the historical region of Gascony and is the capital of the arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost.
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| Argelès-Gazost viewed from Hautacam. | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
| Arrondissement | Argelès-Gazost |
| Canton | Argelès-Gazost |
| Intercommunality | Vallée d'Argelès-Gazost |
| Mayor | Dominique Roux (2014-2020) |
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| Elevation | 412–600 m (1,352–1,969 ft) (avg. 506 m/1,660 ft) |
| Land area1 | 3.05 km2 (1.18 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 3,020 (2014) |
| - Density | 990/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 65440/ 65000 |
| Website | www.argeles-gazost.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
History
Argelès-Gazost was made a commune in 1790 with the name of Argelès; it was merged in 1824 with the commune of Vieuzac.[1] Vieuzac was also made a commune in 1790.[2]
The name of the commune, Argelès, was changed to Argelès-Gazost in 1896.[1]
Geography
Argelès-Gazost is a commune in the Lavedan (a natural region in the Pyrenees), at the confluence of the Gave de Pau and Gave d'Azun rivers, between Lourdes and Gavarnie.
It has an area of 3.05 km2 (1 sq mi) and its average altitude is 506 m (1,660 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 508 m (1,667 ft).[3]
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Climate
The climate of Argelès-Gazost, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.[4]
Population
The inhabitants of Argelès-Gazost are known, in French, as Argelésiens (women: Argelésiennes).[5]
Argelès-Gazost has a population, in 2014, of 3,020,[6] and its population density is of 990.2 inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Argelès-Gazost
Administration
Argelès-Gazost is a subprefecture of the Hautes-Pyrénées department since 1790. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton La Vallée des Gaves with 50 communes and 15,743 inhabitants in 2014.
It is part of the intercommunality La Vallée d'Argelès-Gazost (French: Communauté de communes de la Vallée d'Argelès-Gazost).
Sites of interest
Some important buildings and places are:
- The Saint-Saturnin church, built in the second half of the nineteenth century.
- Château d'Ourout, built in the fifteenth - sixteenth century, rebuilt in the nineteenth century. With its park and chapel, it is registered as a historical monument since 1995.
- Vieuzac tower of the fourteenth century.
- Mendaigne tower of the eighteenth century.
- Pyrénées Animal Park (French: Parc Animalier des Pyrénées)
Gallery
Argelès-Gazost City Hall
Saint-Saturnin church
Vieuzac tower
Mendaigne tower
Stream of hot water in a park
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Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Notice communale de Argelès-Gazost" (in français). École des hautes études en sciences sociales/Cassini. Retrieved 20 June 2014.[dead link]
- ↑ "Notice communale de Vieuzac" (in français). École des hautes études en sciences sociales/Cassini. Retrieved 20 June 2014.[dead link]
- ↑ "Argelès-Gazost". Map-France.com. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ↑ "La ville d'Argelès-Gazost". Annuaire-Mairie.fr (in français). Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ↑ "Habitants du départment: Argelès-Gazost (65400)" (in français). habitants.fr. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in français). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
Other websites
- City Council website (in French)
- Office de Tourisme - Saint-Gaudens Archived 2015-02-17 at the Wayback Machine (in French)