Bagnères-de-Bigorre

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Commune of Bagnères de Bigorre
Location
Longitude 00° 09' 02" E
Latitude 43° 03' 54" N
Administration
Country France
Région Midi-Pyrénées
Département Hautes-Pyrénées
(sous-préfecture)
Arrondissement Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Canton Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Mayor Rolland Castells
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Altitude 440 m–2,872 m
(avg. 550 m)
Land area¹ 125.86 km²
Population²
(1999)
8,048
 - Density (1999) 63/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 65059/ 65200
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).
France

Bagnères-de-Bigorre is a commune of southwestern France, in the Hautes-Pyrénées département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. Population (1999): 8,052.

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[edit] Geography

Bagnères-de-Bigorre is located on the Adour river.

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Bagnères-de-Bigorre was the birthplace of:

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