The 3
arrondissements of 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 are:
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Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost, (
subprefecture
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Albania
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:
Argelès-Gazost) with 87
communes. The population of the arrondissement was 37,801 in 2021.
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Arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre, (subprefecture:
Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Bagnères-de-Bigorre (, literally ''Bagnères of Bigorre''; ) is a Communes of France, commune and Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Hautes-Pyrénées Departments of France, Department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occita ...
) with 170 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 48,213 in 2021.
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Arrondissement of Tarbes, (
prefecture
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of the Hautes-Pyrénées department:
Tarbes
Tarbes (; Gascon language, Gascon: ''Tarba'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region of southwestern France. It is ...
) with 212 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 144,942 in 2021.
History
In 1800 the arrondissements of Tarbes, Argelès-Gazost and Bagnères-de-Bigorre were established. The arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost was disbanded in 1926, and restored in 1942.
[Historique des Hautes-Pyrénées]
/ref> In January 2017 13 communes passed from the arrondissement of Tarbes to the arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre.
References
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