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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
| Arrondissement | Bagnères-de-Bigorre |
| Canton | Bagnères-de-Bigorre |
| Mayor | Rolland Castells (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 440–2,872 m (1,440–9,423 ft) (avg. 550 m/1,800 ft) |
| Land area1 | 125.86 km2 (48.59 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 8,722 (2006) |
| - Density | 69 /km2 (180 /sq mi) |
| 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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Bagnères-de-Bigorre (IPA: [baɲɛːʁ də bigɔːʁ]) (Occitan: Banhèras de Bigòrra) is a French commune in the south-western Hautes-Pyrénées department, of which it is a sub-prefecture.
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Bagnères-de-Bigorre is located on the Adour river.
Bagnères-de-Bigorre was the birthplace of:
English writer and comedian Tony Hawks purchased a house in a village near Bagnères-de-Bigorre as told in his 2006 book A Piano in the Pyrenees.