Bagnères-de-Bigorre
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Location within Midi-Pyrénées region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
| Arrondissement | Bagnères-de-Bigorre |
| Canton | Bagnères-de-Bigorre |
| Mayor | Rolland Castells (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 440–2,872 m (1,440–9,423 ft) (avg. 550 m or 1,800 ft) |
| Land area1 | 125.86 km2 (48.59 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 8,040 (2009) |
| - Density | 64 /km2 (170 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 65059/ 65200 |
| 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°03′54″N 0°09′02″E / 43.065°N 0.1506°E
Bagnères-de-Bigorre [baɲɛːʁ də biɡɔːʁ] (Occitan: Banhèras de Bigòrra) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, of which it is a subprefecture, in southwestern France.
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Geography [edit]
Bagnères-de-Bigorre is located on the Adour river.
Population [edit]
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 4,440 | — |
| 1800 | 5,656 | +27.4% |
| 1806 | 6,001 | +6.1% |
| 1821 | 6,834 | +13.9% |
| 1831 | 7,586 | +11.0% |
| 1836 | 8,108 | +6.9% |
| 1841 | 8,448 | +4.2% |
| 1846 | 8,467 | +0.2% |
| 1851 | 8,485 | +0.2% |
| 1856 | 8,885 | +4.7% |
| 1861 | 9,169 | +3.2% |
| 1866 | 9,433 | +2.9% |
| 1872 | 9,464 | +0.3% |
| 1876 | 9,508 | +0.5% |
| 1881 | 9,498 | −0.1% |
| 1886 | 9,248 | −2.6% |
| 1891 | 8,638 | −6.6% |
| 1896 | 8,837 | +2.3% |
| 1901 | 8,671 | −1.9% |
| 1906 | 8,591 | −0.9% |
| 1911 | 8,455 | −1.6% |
| 1921 | 8,261 | −2.3% |
| 1926 | 8,880 | +7.5% |
| 1931 | 9,211 | +3.7% |
| 1936 | 8,633 | −6.3% |
| 1946 | 9,941 | +15.2% |
| 1954 | 11,044 | +11.1% |
| 1962 | 10,314 | −6.6% |
| 1968 | 10,216 | −1.0% |
| 1975 | 9,947 | −2.6% |
| 1982 | 9,242 | −7.1% |
| 1990 | 8,424 | −8.9% |
| 1999 | 8,052 | −4.4% |
| 2006 | 8,030 | −0.3% |
| 2009 | 8,040 | +0.1% |
Personalities [edit]
Bagnères-de-Bigorre was the birthplace of:
- Field Marshal The 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, Chief of the Imperial General Staff
- Fashion designer Sophie Theallet
- The Société Ramond, formed at a meeting between Henry Russell, Charles Packe, Maxwell Lyte and Emilien Frossard in 1865, and named after Louis Ramond de Carbonnières.
English writer and comedian Tony Hawks purchased a house in a village near Bagnères-de-Bigorre as told in his 2006 book A Piano in the Pyrenees.
Sport [edit]
- Stade Bagnérais - union team
- Tour de France stage finish in 2008, won by Ricardo Ricco
Sights [edit]
- Conservatoire botanique Pyrénéen
- Les Grottes de Medous
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References [edit]
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