Aventignan
Appearance
Aventignan | |
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Coordinates: 43°04′09″N 0°31′18″E / 43.0692°N 0.5217°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
Arrondissement | Bagnères-de-Bigorre |
Canton | La Vallée de la Barousse |
Intercommunality | Neste Barousse |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Yoan Rumeau[1] |
Area 1 | 5.22 km2 (2.02 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 209 |
• Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 65051 /65660 |
Elevation | 434–783 m (1,424–2,569 ft) (avg. 448 m or 1,470 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Aventignan (French pronunciation: [avɑ̃tiɲɑ̃]; Occitan: Aventinhan) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France.
Geography
[edit]Close to Aventignan are the Gargas caves, a natural underground formation of stalactites and stalagmites. The caves are sometimes described as the Grotto of Gargas, in reference to an ancient chieftain who used the place as a prison.[3]
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 272 | — |
1975 | 225 | −2.67% |
1982 | 216 | −0.58% |
1990 | 208 | −0.47% |
1999 | 180 | −1.59% |
2009 | 180 | +0.00% |
2014 | 201 | +2.23% |
2020 | 208 | +0.57% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Baedeker, Karl (1907). Southern France including Corsica: handbook for travellers. Leipzig: K. Baedeker. p. 131. OCLC 1854952. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
Montrejeau.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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