Adé, Hautes-Pyrénées

Adé is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France.

Adé
The town hall of Adé.
Coat of arms
Location of Adé
Adé
Adé
Coordinates: 43°08′05″N 0°01′34″W
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentHautes-Pyrénées
ArrondissementArgelès-Gazost
CantonLourdes-2
IntercommunalityTarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Jean-Marc Boya
Area
1
7.24 km2 (2.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
802
  Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
65002 /65100
Elevation382–583 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.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2004711    
2006711+0.0%
2007731+2.8%
2008738+1.0%
2009744+0.8%
2010741−0.4%
2011748+0.9%
2012762+1.9%
2013780+2.4%
2014798+2.3%
2015802+0.5%
2016801−0.1%

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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