Aventignan
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Location of Aventignan  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°04′09″N 0°31′18″E / 43.0692°N 0.5217°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
| Arrondissement | Bagnères-de-Bigorre |
| Canton | La Vallée de la Barousse |
| Intercommunality | Neste Barousse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yoan Rumeau[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.22 km2 (2.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 209 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 65051 /65660 |
| Elevation | 434–783 m (1,424–2,569 ft) (avg. 448 m or 1,470 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Aventignan (French pronunciation: [avɑ̃tiɲɑ̃]; Occitan: Aventinhan) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France.
Geography
Close to Aventignan are 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.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1806 | 511 | — |
| 1832 | 798 | +56.2% |
| 1911 | 430 | −46.1% |
| 1921 | 335 | −22.1% |
| 1936 | 275 | −17.9% |
| 1946 | 261 | −5.1% |
| 1962 | 238 | −8.8% |
| 1968 | 272 | +14.3% |
| 1975 | 225 | −17.3% |
| 1982 | 216 | −4.0% |
| 1990 | 208 | −3.7% |
| 1999 | 180 | −13.5% |
| 2007 | 187 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 180 | −3.7% |
| 2014 | 201 | +11.7% |
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Baedeker, Karl (1907). Southern France including Corsica: handbook for travellers. Leipzig: K. Baedeker. p. 131. OCLC 1854952. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
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