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Viscos

Coordinates: 42°54′39″N 0°02′34″W / 42.9108°N 0.0428°W / 42.9108; -0.0428
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Viscos
A general view of Viscos
A general view of Viscos
Coat of arms of Viscos
Location of Viscos
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Viscos is located in France
Viscos
Viscos
Viscos is located in Occitanie
Viscos
Viscos
Coordinates: 42°54′39″N 0°02′34″W / 42.9108°N 0.0428°W / 42.9108; -0.0428
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHautes-Pyrénées
ArrondissementArgelès-Gazost
CantonLa Vallée des Gaves
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Guy Lonca[1]
Area
1
6.52 km2 (2.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
33
 • Density5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
65478 /65120
Elevation520–2,139 m (1,706–7,018 ft)
(avg. 800 m or 2,600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Viscos (French pronunciation: [viskɔs]; Occitan: Biscòs) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. It is famous for being the setting of Brazilian author Paulo Coelho's 2000 novel The Devil and Miss Prym.

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.