The arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost is an

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of France in the

Hautes-Pyrénées Hautes-Pyrénées (; Gascon/ Occitan: ''Nauts Pirenèus / Hauts Pirenèus'' awts piɾeˈnɛʊs ; alts piɾiˈneʊs ) is a department in the region of Occitania, southwestern France. The department is bordered by Pyrénées-Atlantiques to t ...

department in the Occitanie

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. It has 87

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. Its population is 37,801 (2021), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost, and their

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s, are: # Adast (65001) # Adé (65002) # Agos-Vidalos (65004) # Les Angles (65011) #

Arbéost Arbéost (; ) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France. Geography Climate Arbéost has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Arbéost is . The average annu ...

(65018) # Arcizac-ez-Angles (65020) # Arcizans-Avant (65021) # Arcizans-Dessus (65022) #

Argelès-Gazost Argelès-Gazost (; ) is a commune and a subprefecture of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France. The Pyrénées Animal Park is located in Argelès-Gazost. Population Climate See also *Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées de ...

(65025) # Arras-en-Lavedan (65029) #

Arrayou-Lahitte Arrayou-Lahitte (; ) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France. The commune was formed in 1965 by the merger of the former communes Arrayou and Lahitte-ez-Angles.Arrens-Marsous (65032) # Arrodets-ez-Angles (65033) # Artalens-Souin (65036) # Artigues (65038) # Aspin-en-Lavedan (65040) # Aucun (65045) #

Ayros-Arbouix Ayros-Arbouix (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie region of south-western France. Geography Ayros-Arbouix is part of the Pyrénées N ...

(65055) #

Ayzac-Ost Ayzac-Ost (; ) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department of southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or co ...

(65056) #

Barèges Barèges (; , , in the Gascon dialect) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, administrative region of Occitania, southwestern France. It is situated in the valley of the Bastan on the former Route nationale 618 (the "Route of the P ...

(65481) #

Barlest Barlest () is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune ...

(65065) #

Bartrès Bartrès (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées Departments of France, department in southwestern France. The village is famous for its association with St. Bernadette Soubirous. St. Bernadette was sent there in her infanc ...

(65070) # Beaucens (65077) # Berbérust-Lias (65082) #

Betpouey Betpouey is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France. Geography The Petite Baïse forms part of the commune's southwestern border, then flows north through the middle of the commune. Population See also *Communes ...

(65089) # Boô-Silhen (65098) # Bourréac (65107) #

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(65112) #

Cauterets Cauterets (; in Occitan ''Cautarés'', in Catalan ''Cautarés'', in Aragonese ''Cautarès'') is a spa town, a ski resort and a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department and the region of Occitanie in south-western France. Toponymy Histor ...

(65138) #

Cheust Cheust is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. See also *Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other deriva ...

(65144) #

Chèze Chèze (; ) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. See also *Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other ...

(65145) #

Escoubès-Pouts Escoubès-Pouts is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. See also *Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or oth ...

(65164) #

Esquièze-Sère Esquièze-Sère (; ) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. See also *Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune o ...

(65168) # Estaing (65169) # Esterre (65173) # Ferrières (65176) # Gaillagos (65182) #

Gavarnie-Gèdre 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.Gazost (65191) # Ger (65197) # Germs-sur-l'Oussouet (65200) # Geu (65201) # Gez (65202) # Gez-ez-Angles (65203) # Grust (65210) # Jarret (65233) # Julos (65236) #

Juncalas Juncalas (; ) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. See also *Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other ...

(65237) #

Lau-Balagnas Lau-Balagnas (; ) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. See also *Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or o ...

(65267) # Lézignan (65271) # Loubajac (65280) #

Lourdes Lourdes (, also , ; ) is a market town situated in the Pyrenees. It is part of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France. Prior to the mid-19th century, the town was best known for its Château fort, a ...

(65286) # Lugagnan (65291) #

Luz-Saint-Sauveur Luz-Saint-Sauveur (; Gascon: ''Lus e Sent Sauvaire'', before 1962: ''Luz'') is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitania region of south-western France. It lies on the river Bastan, a tributary of the Gave de Pau. Its i ...

(65295) #

Omex Omex (; ) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. See also *Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other der ...

(65334) # Ossen (65343) # Ossun-ez-Angles (65345) #

Ourdis-Cotdoussan Ourdis-Cotdoussan (; ) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.Ourdon Ourdon (; ) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. Population See also *Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comu ...

(65349) # Ousté (65351) # Ouzous (65352) #

Paréac Paréac (; ) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. See also *Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other ...

(65355) # Peyrouse (65360) #

Pierrefitte-Nestalas Pierrefitte-Nestalas is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. Geography Pierrefitte-Nestalas is in the southern part of the Lavedan valley in the central French Pyrenees mountains. It is at the point of conflue ...

(65362) # Poueyferré (65366) # Préchac (65371) # Saint-Créac (65386) # Saint-Pastous (65393) #

Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre (before 1962: ''Saint-Pé'')Décret du ...

(65395) # Saint-Savin (65396) # Saligos (65399) # Salles (65400) # Sassis (65411) # Sazos (65413) # Ségus (65415) # Sère-en-Lavedan (65420) # Sère-Lanso (65421) #

Sers Sers may refer to: * Sers, Armenia * Sers, Charente, France * Sers, Hautes-Pyrénées, France * Sers, Tunisia SERS may refer to: * Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy or surface-enhanced Raman scatter ...

(65424) # Sireix (65428) #

Soulom Soulom is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. See also *Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other deriva ...

(65435) # Uz (65458) # Viella (65463) # Vier-Bordes (65467) # Viey (65469) # Viger (65470) # Villelongue (65473) # Viscos (65478)

History

The arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost was created in 1800, disbanded in 1926 and restored in 1942.Historique des Hautes-Pyrénées
/ref> As a result of the reorganisation of the

cantons of France The cantons of France () are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspect ...

which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost were, as of January 2015: # Argelès-Gazost # Aucun # Lourdes-Est # Lourdes-Ouest # Luz-Saint-Sauveur # Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre

References

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