Bagnères-de-Bigorre
commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bagnères-de-Bigorre (Occitan: Banhèras de Bigòrra) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the Occitanie region, southwestern France.
Bagnères-de-Bigorre | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 A general view of Bagnères-de-Bigorre | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Bagnères-de-Bigorre  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°03′54″N 0°09′02″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
| Arrondissement | Bagnères-de-Bigorre |
| Canton | La Haute-Bigorre |
| Intercommunality | Haute-Bigorre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2013–2020) | Jean Bernard Sempastous |
| Area 1 | 125.86 km2 (48.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | 7,602 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Bagnérais(e) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 65059 /65200 |
| Elevation | 440–2,872 m (1,444–9,423 ft) (avg. 550 m or 1,800 ft) |
| Website | www.ville-bagneresdebigorre.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
In the Middle Ages, the city had the name Aquae Convenarum or Vicus Aquensis ("City of the Waters").[1] The current name is formed from the Occitan Banheras ("baths") and the name of the region, Bigorre.
Bagnères-de-Bigorre is in the Bigorre region, in the Pyrenees foothills; the commune is where the valley of the Adour is in contact with the Campan valley.
It has an area of 125.86 km2 (49 sq mi) and its average altitude is 550 m (1,800 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 550 m (1,800 ft).[2]
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Climate
The climate of Bagnères-de-Bigorre, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
The inhabitants of Bagnères-de-Bigorre are known, in French, as Bagnérais (women: Bagnéraises).[3]
Bagnères-de-Bigorre has a population, in 2014, of 7,602,[4] and its population density is of 60.4 inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Bagnères-de-Bigorre is a subprefecture of the Hautes-Pyrénées department since 1790. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton La Haute-Bigorre with 14 communes and 15,242 inhabitants in 2014.
It is part of the intercommunality Haute-Bigorre (French: Communauté de communes Haute-Bigorre).
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