Aventignan
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
| Arrondissement | Arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre |
| Canton | Canton of Saint-Laurent-de-Neste |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Canton de Saint-Laurent |
| Mayor | Yoan Rumeau (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 434–783 m (1,424–2,569 ft) (avg. 448 m or 1,470 ft) |
| Land area1 | 5.22 km2 (2.02 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 180 (1999) |
| - Density | 34 /km2 (88 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 65051/ 65660 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 43°04′09″N 0°31′18″E / 43.0692°N 0.5217°E
Aventignan is a small village in south-western France. It is designated municipally as a commune in the département of Hautes-Pyrénées.
Close by Aventignan is the site of 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.[1]
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- ^ Baedeker, Karl (1907). Southern France including Corsica: handbook for travellers. Leipzig: K. Baedeker. p. 131. OCLC 1854952. http://books.google.com/books?id=fDwNAAAAYAAJ&dq=Montrejeau&pg=PA131#v=onepage&q=Montrejeau&f=false. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
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