Gavarnie-Gèdre
Gavarnie-Gèdre | |
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Gavarnie-Gèdre | |
Coordinates: 42°47′20″N 0°01′08″E / 42.789°N 0.019°ECoordinates: 42°47′20″N 0°01′08″E / 42.789°N 0.019°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
Arrondissement | Argelès-Gazost |
Canton | La Vallée des Gaves |
Area 1 | 227.08 km2 (87.68 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 343 |
• Density | 1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 65192 /65120 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Gavarnie-Gèdre is a commune in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées, southwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Gavarnie and Gèdre.[2]
Landmarks[]
The place is famed primarily for the Cirque de Gavarnie, which is a glacial valley. The southern border is on the mountains, with Aragon, Spain.[3]
In the village of Gavarnie is a small church. The church, built around the 12th Century, lies on the Camino route. The church contains a cabinet which claims to hold the skulls of a number of the Knights Templar who died whilst traveling to Compostela. The church was an influential factor in the listing of the village of Gavarnie as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3] The village is visited by those who ski and by HCPT Pilgrimages to Lourdes.
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References[]
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- ^ "Populations légales 2018". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 18 December 2015 (in French)
- ^ a b "CIRQUE DE GAVARNIE". Lourdes.
- Communes of Hautes-Pyrénées
- Populated places established in 2016
- 2016 establishments in France
- Hautes-Pyrénées geography stubs