Adé, Hautes-Pyrénées

Adé (French pronunciation: [ade]; Occitan: Adèr) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France.

Adé
Commune
The town hall of Adé.
Coat of arms
Location of Adé
Adé Show map of France Adé Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°08′05″N 0°01′34″W
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Argelès-Gazost
Canton	Lourdes-2
Intercommunality	Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marc Boya[1]
Area 1	7.24 km2 (2.80 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	828
• Density	110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	65002 /65100
Elevation	382–583 m (1,253–1,913 ft) (avg. 428 m or 1,404 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Adé is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées and part of the agglomeration of Lourdes, 5 km (3.1 mi) north of the centre of Lourdes, itself.

The commune has a weakly extended territory of 7.24 km² (2.80 sq mi), which sprawls 382 m (1,253 ft) to the north-east, where the Geune leaves the town and enters Lanne, and 583 m (1,913 ft) to the south-east, near the locality of le Sarraut.

Transport

The N21 road travels through the commune, from north to south. The commune is also immediately adjacent to the south-western end of the Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport, to the north-east, along the N21 road.

Sites and monuments

• The chapel of Notre-Dame du Rosaire.
• The church of Saint-Hippolyte of Adé and the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception de Lourdes are the works of the same architect. This building with three naves was built on the former feudal motte. The cellar of the rectory is the former armory of the castle which was built in the 11th Century. Inside, a tympanum represents the martyrdom of St. Hippolytus, patron saint of the village.
• The old château, of which remain the ancient walls.

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  The chapel of Notre-Dame du Rosaire
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  The Interior of the chapel of Notre-Dame du Rosaire
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  The Church of Saint-Hippolyte

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	445	—
1975	465	+0.63%
1982	514	+1.44%
1990	637	+2.72%
1999	674	+0.63%
2009	744	+0.99%
2014	798	+1.41%
2020	826	+0.58%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE