Osmets

Osmets
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Osmets
Osmets Osmets
Coordinates: 43°18′23″N 0°15′59″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Tarbes
Canton	Les Coteaux
Intercommunality	Pays de Trie et Magnoac
Government
• Mayor	Eric Piqué
Area 1	4.88 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	92
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	65342 /65350
Elevation	217–394 m (712–1,293 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Osmets (Ausmes) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.

Geography

Osmets is a small hamlet, located between Tarbes and Trie-sur-Baïse on the D632 road at the junction to the D44 north and the road south to Mun.

Hydrography

The Achella encircles Osmets starting in the south east of the commune, before crossing the D632 at the east end of the village, looping north then swinging south again and crossing the D632 again just to the west of the church. The stream continues westward to join the Arros at Chelle-Debat, ultimately joining the Adour and the sea at Bayonne.

Climate and Soil

Protected by wooded hills to the east, north and south Osmets has a milder micro climate than adjoining more exposed sites, the soil is a fertile heavy clay, inter dispersed with small outcrops of coarse gravel and large smooth pebbles.

Wildlife

The surrounding forest is home to an extensive population of wild boar (Sus scrofa) with deer, badgers and foxes also present. Grass snakes (Natrix natrix), Aesculapian snakes (Elaphe longissima) and Fire Salamanders (Salamandra salamandra) are all found within a short distance of the Achella.

Sport

Osmets is the start point for rallying's annual Course de Côte (hill climb), held in May or June. The course is up a steep winding route of 2 km (1.2 mi) on the D632 to Luby-Betmont. (Note that the D632 is closed for the Sunday of this event).