Maubourguet (; Gascon: ''Mauborguet'') is a commune in the

Hautes-Pyrénées Hautes-Pyrénées (; Gascon/Occitan: ''Nauts Pirenèus / Hauts Pirenèus'' awts piɾeˈnɛʊs es, Altos Pirineos; ca, Alts Pirineus alts piɾiˈneʊs English: Upper Pyrenees) is a department in the region of Occitania, southwestern France. ...

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

in south-western France, in the

Occitanie Occitanie may refer to: *Occitania, a region in southern France called ''Occitanie'' in French *Occitania (administrative region) Occitania ( ; french: Occitanie ; oc, Occitània ; ca, Occitània ) is the southernmost administrative region of ...

region. Historically, Maubourguet belonged to the County of Bigorre. The town is situated at the crossing of two major roads,

Auch Auch (; oc, label= Gascon, Aush ) is a commune in southwestern France. Located in the region of Occitanie, it is the capital of the Gers department. Auch is the historical capital of Gascony. Geography Localization Hydrography The Riv ...

- Pau and Bordeaux- Tarbes.

Geography

Maubourguet is situated in

, in the north of the

. It is mainly located on the shores of the Ardour river. The town is located 625 km ( as the crow flies) southwest of the French capital, Paris, 115 km southwest of the regional capital, Toulouse and 26.2 km north-west of the prefecture of the department, Tarbes.

Communal boundaries

Maubourguet borders on nine different communes. To the north: Estirac and

Sombrun Sombrun () is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative divisio ...

To the east:

Auriébat Auriébat (; oc, Auriavath) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (admin ...

, Sauveterre and

Lafitole Lafitole (; oc, La Fitòla) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. See also *Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to ...

To the south: Vic-en-Bigorre,

Nouilhan Nouilhan (; oc, Nolhan) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administr ...

and

Larreule Larreule may refer to: * Larreule, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, a French commune in the Aquitaine region * Larreule, Hautes-Pyrénées, a French commune in the Midi-Pérénées region {{Geodis ...

To the west:

Lahitte-Toupière Lahitte-Toupière (; oc, La Hita Topièra) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *De ...

Topography and Geology

Maubourguet is located south of the Aquitaine Basin, a vast sedimentary geological region of the south-west of France, close to the Pyrénées, and in the valley of the

Adour The Adour (; eu, Aturri; oc, Ador) is a river in southwestern France. It rises in High-Bigorre (Pyrenees), in the commune of Aspin-Aure, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean (Bay of Biscay) near Bayonne. It is long, of which the uppermost ca. i ...

, before its bend towards the Atlantic. The territory of Maubourguet extends over 22.04 km²; its elevation varies between 164 and 285 meters. The highest point of the commune is in the west, on the hills overlooking the plain of the

. The minimum elevation is at the level of the

when it leaves the territory in the north.

Climate

Maubourguet has a

oceanic climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ( ...

( Köppen climate classification ''Cfb'') closely bordering on a

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...

(''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Maubourguet is . The average annual rainfall is with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Maubourguet was on 11 August 1947; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 21 February 1956.

Population

References

External links

Town websitePays du Val d'Adour website
Communes of Hautes-Pyrénées Hautes-Pyrénées communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia Armagnac {{HautesPyrénées-geo-stub