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 38,002 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre, (subprefecture: Bagnères-de-Bigorre) with 170 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 48,866 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Tarbes, (prefecture of the Hautes-Pyrénées department: Tarbes) with 212 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 140,961 in 2016.

History

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.[3] In January 2017 13 communes passed from the arrondissement of Tarbes to the arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre.[4]

References
  1. "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  2. "Arrondissement de Bagnères-de-Bigorre (652)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  3. Historique des Hautes-Pyrénées
  4. "Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 76–88. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
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