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Arrondissements of the Hautes-Pyrénées department

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Map of arrondissements of the Hautes-Pyrénées department.

The 3 arrondissements of the Hautes-Pyrénées department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost, (subprefecture: Argelès-Gazost) with 87 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 37,801 in 2021.
  2. Arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre, (subprefecture: Bagnères-de-Bigorre) with 170 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 48,213 in 2021.
  3. Arrondissement of Tarbes, (prefecture of the Hautes-Pyrénées department: Tarbes) with 212 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 144,942 in 2021.

History

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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.[2] In January 2017 13 communes passed from the arrondissement of Tarbes to the arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021: 65 Hautes-Pyrénées" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ Historique des Hautes-Pyrénées
  3. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 76–88. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
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