Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost

The arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost is an arrondissement of France in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region. It has 87 communes.[1] Its population is 38,002 (2016), and its area is 1,300.2 km2 (502.0 sq mi).[2]

Argelès-Gazost
Arrondissement
Location within the region Occitanie
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentHautes-Pyrénées
No. of communes87
SubprefectureArgelès-Gazost
Area
 • Total1,300.2 km2 (502.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total38,002
 • Density29/km2 (80/sq mi)
INSEE code651

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost, and their INSEE codes, are:[1]

  1. Adast (65001)
  2. Adé (65002)
  3. Agos-Vidalos (65004)
  4. Les Angles (65011)
  5. Arbéost (65018)
  6. Arcizac-ez-Angles (65020)
  7. Arcizans-Avant (65021)
  8. Arcizans-Dessus (65022)
  9. Argelès-Gazost (65025)
  10. Arras-en-Lavedan (65029)
  11. Arrayou-Lahitte (65247)
  12. Arrens-Marsous (65032)
  13. Arrodets-ez-Angles (65033)
  14. Artalens-Souin (65036)
  15. Artigues (65038)
  16. Aspin-en-Lavedan (65040)
  17. Aucun (65045)
  18. Ayros-Arbouix (65055)
  19. Ayzac-Ost (65056)
  20. Barèges (65481)
  21. Barlest (65065)
  22. Bartrès (65070)
  23. Beaucens (65077)
  24. Berbérust-Lias (65082)
  25. Betpouey (65089)
  26. Boô-Silhen (65098)
  27. Bourréac (65107)
  28. Bun (65112)
  29. Cauterets (65138)
  30. Cheust (65144)
  31. Chèze (65145)
  32. Escoubès-Pouts (65164)
  33. Esquièze-Sère (65168)
  34. Estaing (65169)
  35. Esterre (65173)
  36. Ferrières (65176)
  37. Gaillagos (65182)
  38. Gavarnie-Gèdre (65192)
  39. Gazost (65191)
  40. Ger (65197)
  41. Germs-sur-l'Oussouet (65200)
  42. Geu (65201)
  43. Gez (65202)
  44. Gez-ez-Angles (65203)
  45. Grust (65210)
  46. Jarret (65233)
  47. Julos (65236)
  48. Juncalas (65237)
  49. Lau-Balagnas (65267)
  50. Lézignan (65271)
  51. Loubajac (65280)
  52. Lourdes (65286)
  53. Lugagnan (65291)
  54. Luz-Saint-Sauveur (65295)
  55. Omex (65334)
  56. Ossen (65343)
  57. Ossun-ez-Angles (65345)
  58. Ourdis-Cotdoussan (65348)
  59. Ourdon (65349)
  60. Ousté (65351)
  61. Ouzous (65352)
  62. Paréac (65355)
  63. Peyrouse (65360)
  64. Pierrefitte-Nestalas (65362)
  65. Poueyferré (65366)
  66. Préchac (65371)
  67. Saint-Créac (65386)
  68. Saint-Pastous (65393)
  69. Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre (65395)
  70. Saint-Savin (65396)
  71. Saligos (65399)
  72. Salles (65400)
  73. Sassis (65411)
  74. Sazos (65413)
  75. Ségus (65415)
  76. Sère-en-Lavedan (65420)
  77. Sère-Lanso (65421)
  78. Sers (65424)
  79. Sireix (65428)
  80. Soulom (65435)
  81. Uz (65458)
  82. Viella (65463)
  83. Vier-Bordes (65467)
  84. Viey (65469)
  85. Viger (65470)
  86. Villelongue (65473)
  87. Viscos (65478)

History

The arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost was created in 1800, disbanded in 1926 and restored in 1942.[3]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost were, as of January 2015:[4]

  1. Argelès-Gazost
  2. Aucun
  3. Lourdes-Est
  4. Lourdes-Ouest
  5. Luz-Saint-Sauveur
  6. Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre

References
  1. "Arrondissement d'Argelès-Gazost (651)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  2. "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  3. Historique des Hautes-Pyrénées
  4. "Populations légales 2012" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014. Retrieved 2019-10-25.

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