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Hautes-Pyrénées

Hautes-Pyrénées
Coat of Arms of Hautes-Pyrénées
Details
Information
Number 65
Region Midi-Pyrénées
Prefecture Tarbes
Subprefecture Argelès-Gazost
Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Population


 - Total (1999)
 - Density

Ranked 84th


222,368


50 /km²
Area 4,464 km²
Arrondissements 3
Cantons 34
Communes 474
President of the
general council
François Fortassin
Location
Location of Hautes-Pyrénées in France

Hautes-Pyrénées is a département in southwestern France.

Contents

History

Large parts of the area were held by the English during the second half of the 14th century. In the 16th century, it was part of the Huguenot domain of the monarchs of Navarre.

Historically the département was part of the Gascony province.

Geography

The Hautes-Pyrénées is a mountainous agricultural landscape of villages, farms, fields, upland pastures and winding mountain roads. Spanning the border between France and Spain, the département is centered around the peak of Mont Perdu .

See also: Pyrenees

Economy

Demographics

Culture

Miscellaneous topics

Each year millions of devout Catholics make the pilgrimage to the village of Lourdes in the Hautes-Pyrénées to visit The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes .

External link

  • Website of the General Council of Hautes-Pyrénées: http://www.cg65.fr/



Last updated: 10-24-2004 05:10:45