Gavarnie-Gèdre
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  Gavarnie-Gèdre  Gavarnie-Gèdre | |
| Coordinates: 42°47′20″N 0°01′08″E / 42.789°N 0.019°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
| Arrondissement | Argelès-Gazost |
| Canton | La Vallée des Gaves |
| Area 1 | 227.08 km2 (87.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | 377 |
| • Density | 1.7/km2 (4.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 65192 /65120 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Gavarnie-Gèdre is a commune in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées, southwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Gavarnie and Gèdre.[1]
Landmarks
The area is famous primarily for the Cirque de Gavarnie, which is a glacial valley. The Spanish-French border lies on the mountains in the commune.[2]
In the village of Gavarnie is a small church. The church, built around the 12th Century, lies on the Camino route. The church contains a cabinet which claims to hold the skulls of a number of the Knights Templar who died whilst traveling to Compostela. The church was an influential factor in the listing of the village of Gavarnie as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2] The village is visited by those who ski and by HCPT Pilgrimages to Lourdes.
See also
References
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 18 December 2015 (in French)
- ^ a b "CIRQUE DE GAVARNIE". Lourdes.
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