Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost

arrondissement of France

The arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region. Its capital is the city of Argelès-Gazost.

Argelès-Gazost
Location within the region Occitanie
Location within the region Occitanie
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentHautes-Pyrénées
No. of communes87
SubprefectureArgelès-Gazost
Area
1,300.2 km2 (502.0 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
37,527
INSEE code651

History change

When the arrondissements were created in 1800, Argelès-Gazost was one of them in the Hautes-Pyrénées department.

In 1926, the arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost was eliminated but, in 1942, it was made again an arrondissement.[2]

Geography change

It is the smallest of the arrondissements of the department with an area of 1,300.2 km2 (502 sq mi),[3] and a population 39,130 inhabitants; its population density is of 29.9 inhabitants/km².[4]

The arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Tarbes, to the east by the arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre, to the south by Spain and to west by the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department (Nouvelle-Aquitaine region).

Composition change

Cantons change

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[5] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

The three cantons found in the arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost have all their communes in the arrondissement:

  1. Lourdes-1 (6505) - 11 communes + part of Lourdes;
  2. Lourdes-2 (6506) - 27 communes + part of Lourdes); and
  3. La Vallée des Gaves (6516) - 48 communes.

Communes change

The arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost has 87 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[6]

  1. Adast (65001)
  2. Adé (65002)
  3. Agos-Vidalos (65004)
  4. Les Angles (65011)
  5. Arbéost (65018)
  6. Arcizac-ez-Angles (65020)
  7. Arcizans-Avant (65021)
  8. Arcizans-Dessus (65022)
  9. Argelès-Gazost (65025)
  10. Arras-en-Lavedan (65029)
  11. Arrayou-Lahitte (65247)
  12. Arrens-Marsous (65032)
  13. Arrodets-ez-Angles (65033)
  14. Artalens-Souin (65036)
  15. Artigues (65038)
  16. Aspin-en-Lavedan (65040)
  17. Aucun (65045)
  18. Ayros-Arbouix (65055)
  19. Ayzac-Ost (65056)
  20. Barèges (65481)
  21. Barlest (65065)
  22. Bartrès (65070)
  23. Beaucens (65077)
  24. Berbérust-Lias (65082)
  25. Betpouey (65089)
  26. Boô-Silhen (65098)
  27. Bourréac (65107)
  28. Bun (65112)
  29. Cauterets (65138)
  30. Cheust (65144)
  31. Chèze (65145)
  32. Escoubès-Pouts (65164)
  33. Esquièze-Sère (65168)
  34. Estaing (65169)
  35. Esterre (65173)
  36. Ferrières (65176)
  37. Gaillagos (65182)
  38. Gavarnie-Gèdre (65192)
  39. Gazost (65191)
  40. Ger (65197)
  41. Germs-sur-l'Oussouet (65200)
  42. Geu (65201)
  43. Gez (65202)
  44. Gez-ez-Angles (65203)
  45. Grust (65210)
  46. Jarret (65233)
  47. Julos (65236)
  48. Juncalas (65237)
  49. Lau-Balagnas (65267)
  50. Lézignan (65271)
  51. Loubajac (65280)
  52. Lourdes (65286)
  53. Lugagnan (65291)
  54. Luz-Saint-Sauveur (65295)
  55. Omex (65334)
  56. Ossen (65343)
  57. Ossun-ez-Angles (65345)
  58. Ourdis-Cotdoussan (65348)
  59. Ourdon (65349)
  60. Ousté (65351)
  61. Ouzous (65352)
  62. Paréac (65355)
  63. Peyrouse (65360)
  64. Pierrefitte-Nestalas (65362)
  65. Poueyferré (65366)
  66. Préchac (65371)
  67. Saint-Créac (65386)
  68. Saint-Pastous (65393)
  69. Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre (65395)
  70. Saint-Savin (65396)
  71. Saligos (65399)
  72. Salles (65400)
  73. Sassis (65411)
  74. Sazos (65413)
  75. Ségus (65415)
  76. Sère-en-Lavedan (65420)
  77. Sère-Lanso (65421)
  78. Sers (65424)
  79. Sireix (65428)
  80. Soulom (65435)
  81. Uz (65458)
  82. Viella (65463)
  83. Vier-Bordes (65467)
  84. Viey (65469)
  85. Viger (65470)
  86. Villelongue (65473)
  87. Viscos (65478)

There are only 4 communes with more of 1,000 inhabitants in the arrondissement; they are:

INSEE
code
Commune Population[4]
(2014)
Canton Intercommunality
65286 Lourdes 14,361 Lourdes-1 and Lourdes-2 Le Pays de Lourdes
65025 Argelès-Gazost 3,020 La Vallée des Gaves La Vallée d'Argelès-Gazost
65395 Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre 1,187 Lourdes-1 Le Pays de Lourdes
65362 Pierrefitte-Nestalas 1,184 La Vallée des Gaves La Vallée de Saint-Savin

Related pages change

References change

  1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
  2. "Historique des Hautes-Pyrénées". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  3. "Département des Hautes-Pyrénées (65)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  5. "Décret n° 2014-242 du 25 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Hautes-Pyrénées" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  6. "Arrondissement d'Argelès-Gazost (651)". Géographie administrative et d'étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 17 November 2017.

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