Aventignan

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

Aventignan
Coat of arms
Location of Aventignan
Aventignan
Aventignan
Coordinates: 43°04′09″N 0°31′18″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentHautes-Pyrénées
ArrondissementBagnères-de-Bigorre
CantonLa Vallée de la Barousse
IntercommunalityNeste Barousse
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Yoan Rumeau
Area
1
5.22 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
205
  Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
65051 /65660
Elevation434–783 m (1,424–2,569 ft)
(avg. 448 m or 1,470 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Close to Aventignan are the Gargas caves, a natural underground formation of stalactites and stalagmites. The caves are sometimes described as the Grotto of Gargas, in reference to an ancient chieftain who used the place as a prison.[2]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1806511    
1832798+56.2%
1911430−46.1%
1921335−22.1%
1936275−17.9%
1946261−5.1%
1962238−8.8%
1968272+14.3%
1975225−17.3%
1982216−4.0%
1990208−3.7%
1999180−13.5%
2007187+3.9%
2009180−3.7%
2014201+11.7%

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Baedeker, Karl (1907). Southern France including Corsica: handbook for travellers. Leipzig: K. Baedeker. p. 131. OCLC 1854952. Retrieved 2011-01-23. Montrejeau.


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