Arreau

Arreau

Arreau
Administration
Country France
Region Midi-Pyrénées
Department Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Canton Arreau
Mayor Guy Vidaihet
Statistics
Elevation 658–1,756 m (2,159–5,761 ft)
(avg. 730 m/2,400 ft)
Land area1 11.12 km2 (4.29 sq mi)
Population2 814  (2007)
 - Density 73 /km2 (190 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 65031/ 65240
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Arreau (Occitan: Àrreu) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.

It is situated on the former Route nationale 618, the Route of the Pyrenees. Arreau is at the crossroads of the Louron valley and the Aure valley.

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