Aragnouet

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

Aragnouet
The village of Aragnouet
Coat of arms
Location of Aragnouet
Aragnouet
Aragnouet
Coordinates: 42°47′24″N 0°14′13″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentHautes-Pyrénées
ArrondissementBagnères-de-Bigorre
CantonNeste, Aure et Louron
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean Mounic
Area
1
108.29 km2 (41.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
248
  Density2.3/km2 (5.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
65017 /65170
Elevation956–3,194 m (3,136–10,479 ft)
(avg. 1,100 m or 3,600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793321    
1800396+23.4%
1806237−40.2%
1821213−10.1%
1831433+103.3%
1836450+3.9%
1841460+2.2%
1846510+10.9%
1851520+2.0%
1856525+1.0%
1861423−19.4%
1866510+20.6%
1872420−17.6%
1876422+0.5%
1881441+4.5%
1886375−15.0%
1891365−2.7%
1896317−13.2%
YearPop.±%
1901300−5.4%
1906287−4.3%
1911287+0.0%
1921285−0.7%
1926317+11.2%
1931310−2.2%
1936296−4.5%
1946256−13.5%
1954258+0.8%
1962215−16.7%
1968201−6.5%
1975160−20.4%
1982260+62.5%
1990336+29.2%
1999260−22.6%
2006246−5.4%
2009244−0.8%

Transportation

The Bielsa tunnel under the Pyrenees connects Aragnouet and Bielsa in Spain. It was first opened in 1976. In 2002, the French government unilaterally decided to close the tunnel to heavy-goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes, a decision which caused serious concern in Aragon.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Debates Thursday, 14 March 2002 annex". European Parliament. 2002-03-14. Retrieved 2009-06-16.


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