Avajan

Avajan

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Avajan

Coordinates: 42°50′36″N 0°24′29″E / 42.8433°N 0.4081°E / 42.8433; 0.4081Coordinates: 42°50′36″N 0°24′29″E / 42.8433°N 0.4081°E / 42.8433; 0.4081
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Canton Bordères-Louron
Intercommunality Vallée du Louron
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Patrick Gistau
Area1 3.29 km2 (1.27 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 76
 • Density 23/km2 (60/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 65050 / 65240
Elevation 880–1,687 m (2,887–5,535 ft)
(avg. 913 m or 2,995 ft)

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.

Avajan is a commune in the Louron Valley in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France.

The center of the commune is the old village, centered on the church and town hall. Many developments have grown up on the outskirts of the old village since the 1970s, including a man-made lake and camping area.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
196237—    
196845+21.6%
197530−33.3%
198252+73.3%
199058+11.5%
199968+17.2%
200676+11.8%
200976+0.0%

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