Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Bagnères-de-Bigorre (Occitan: Banhèras de Bigòrra) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the Occitanie region, southwestern France.
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
| Arrondissement | Bagnères-de-Bigorre |
| Canton | La Haute-Bigorre |
| Intercommunality | Haute-Bigorre |
| Mayor | Jean Bernard Sempastous (2013–2020) |
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| Elevation | 440–2,872 m (1,444–9,423 ft) (avg. 550 m/1,800 ft) |
| Land area1 | 125.86 km2 (48.59 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 7,602 (2014) |
| - Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 65059/ 65200 |
| Website | www.ville-bagneresdebigorre.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. | |
Name of the city
In the Middle Ages, the city had the name Aquae Convenarum or Vicus Aquensis ("City of the Waters").[1] The current name is formed from the Occitan Banheras ("baths") and the name of the region, Bigorre.
Geography
Bagnères-de-Bigorre is in the Bigorre region, in the Pyrenees foothills; the commune is where the valley of the Adour is in contact with the Campan valley.
It has an area of 125.86 km2 (49 sq mi) and its average altitude is 550 m (1,800 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 550 m (1,800 ft).[2]
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Climate
The climate of Bagnères-de-Bigorre, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.[3]
Population
The inhabitants of Bagnères-de-Bigorre are known, in French, as Bagnérais (women: Bagnéraises).[4]
Bagnères-de-Bigorre has a population, in 2014, of 7,602,[5] and its population density is of 60.4 inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Administration
Bagnères-de-Bigorre is a subprefecture of the Hautes-Pyrénées department since 1790. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton La Haute-Bigorre with 14 communes and 15,242 inhabitants in 2014.
It is part of the intercommunality Haute-Bigorre (French: Communauté de communes Haute-Bigorre).
Sister cities
Bagnères-de-Bigorre is twinned with:[6]
Alhama de Granada, Spain
Granarolo dell'Emilia, Italy
Tutzing, Germany
Inverurie, Scotland
Bagnères-de-Bigorre Media
The Castillon Dam at La Mongie
Bagnères-de-Bigorre in 1821
The Grands Thermes thermal baths
Bagnères on the Midi Railway's branch road south from Tarbes
Plan of Bagnères in the 19th century.
Theodoxus fluviatilis thermalis
Bagnères-de-Bigorre - Musée Salies
Temple protestant de Bagnères-de-Bigorre (65)
A Poster by Ulpiano Checa
Building housing the Casino and Aquensis.
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Related pages
References
- ↑ "Un peu d'Histoire ..." (in français). Ville de Bagnères-de-Bigorre. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ↑ "Bagnères-de-Bigorre". Map-France.com. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ↑ "La ville de Bagnères-de-Bigorre". Annuaire-Mairie.fr (in français). Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ↑ "Habitants du départment: Bagnères-de-Bigorre (65200)" (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 18 February 2017.
- ↑ "Jumelages" (in français). Mairie de Bagnères-de-Bigorre. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
Other websites
- City Council website (in French)
- Office de Tourisme - Bagnères-de-Bigorre - La Mongie (in French)
- Le Musée du Marbre Archived 2009-05-18 at the Wayback Machine (in French)