Argelès-Gazost

Argelès-Gazost
Subprefecture and commune
The view of the village from Hautacam
Coat of arms
Location of Argelès-Gazost
Argelès-Gazost Argelès-Gazost
Coordinates: 43°00′N 0°06′W
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Argelès-Gazost
Canton	La Vallée des Gaves
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Robert Coll
Area 1	3.05 km2 (1.18 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,850
• Density	930/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	65025 /65400
Elevation	412–600 m (1,352–1,969 ft) (avg. 460 m or 1,510 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Argelès-Gazost (pronounced [aʁʒlɛs ɡaˈzɔst]; Occitan: Argelèrs de Gasòst) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France.

The Pyrénées Animal Park is located in Argelès-Gazost.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	775	—
1800	713	−8.0%
1806	831	+16.5%
1821	878	+5.7%
1831	1,357	+54.6%
1836	1,420	+4.6%
1841	1,589	+11.9%
1846	1,684	+6.0%
1851	1,662	−1.3%
1856	1,684	+1.3%
1861	1,686	+0.1%
1866	1,698	+0.7%
1872	1,658	−2.4%
1876	1,743	+5.1%
1881	1,808	+3.7%
1886	1,894	+4.8%
1891	1,733	−8.5%
1896	1,882	+8.6%
1901	1,836	−2.4%
1906	1,737	−5.4%
1911	1,739	+0.1%
1921	1,632	−6.2%
1926	1,669	+2.3%
1931	1,719	+3.0%
1936	2,019	+17.5%
1946	2,317	+14.8%
1954	2,556	+10.3%
1962	3,414	+33.6%
1968	3,629	+6.3%
1975	3,455	−4.8%
1982	3,304	−4.4%
1990	3,229	−2.3%
1999	3,245	+0.5%
2006	3,254	+0.3%
2009	3,297	+1.3%

See also

• Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department

References

• INSEE commune file