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Hautes-Pyrenees



         


Hautes-Pyrénées

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Information
Number65
RegionMidi-Pyrénées
PrefectureTarbes
SubprefectureArgelès-Gazost
Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Population


 - Total (1999)
 - Density

Ranked 84th


222,368


50 /km²
Area4,464 km²
Arrondissements3
Cantons34
Communes474
President of the
general council
François Fortassin
Location

Hautes-Pyrénées is a département in southwestern France.

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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.

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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 Pyrenees

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Economy

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Demographics

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Culture

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Miscellaneous topics

Each year millions of devout Catholics make the pilgrimage to the village of Lourdes in the Hautes-Pyrénées to visit French départements
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