Bordères-sur-l'Échez (, literally ''Bordères on the
Échez
The Échez (; ) is a left tributary of the Adour, in the Hautes-Pyrénées, in the Southwest of France. It is long.
Geography
The Échez rises in ''Sère-Lanso'' (east of Lourdes) and flows north along the Adour, which it joins in Maubourguet. ...
''; ) is a
commune 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 southwestern
France
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. It is approximately 6 km northwest of
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 ...
.
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Borderais, and has the nickname named Les Cabilats.
International relations
The commune of Bordères-sur-l'Échez was twinned with:
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Alcanar,
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
See also
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Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes o ...
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Michèle Artigue, mathematician, born in Bordères-sur-l'Échez in 1946
References
Communes of Hautes-Pyrénées
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