Argelès-Gazost

Argelès-Gazost
Subprefecture and commune
The view of the village from Hautacam
Coat of arms
Location of Argelès-Gazost
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Coordinates: 43°00′N 0°06′W
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Argelès-Gazost
Canton	La Vallée des Gaves
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gaëlle Vallin
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 (French pronunciation: [aʁʒəlɛs ɡazɔst] ; Occitan: Argelèrs de Gasòst) is a commune and a subprefecture of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France.

The Pyrénées Animal Park is located in Argelès-Gazost.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 775 —     1800 713 −1.18% 1806 831 +2.59% 1821 878 +0.37% 1831 1,357 +4.45% 1836 1,420 +0.91% 1841 1,589 +2.27% 1846 1,684 +1.17% 1851 1,662 −0.26% 1856 1,684 +0.26% 1861 1,686 +0.02% 1866 1,698 +0.14% 1872 1,658 −0.40% 1876 1,743 +1.26% 1881 1,808 +0.73% 1886 1,894 +0.93% 1891 1,733 −1.76% 1896 1,882 +1.66% 1901 1,836 −0.49%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 1,737 −1.10% 1911 1,739 +0.02% 1921 1,632 −0.63% 1926 1,669 +0.45% 1931 1,719 +0.59% 1936 2,019 +3.27% 1946 2,317 +1.39% 1954 2,556 +1.23% 1962 3,414 +3.68% 1968 3,629 +1.02% 1975 3,455 −0.70% 1982 3,304 −0.64% 1990 3,229 −0.29% 1999 3,241 +0.04% 2007 3,255 +0.05% 2012 3,069 −1.17% 2017 2,901 −1.12% 2019 2,911 +0.17%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

• Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department