Adast
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées | |
| Arrondissement | Argelès-Gazost | |
| Canton | La Vallée des Gaves | |
| Community association | Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 58 ′ N , 0 ° 5 ′ W | |
| height | 434-542 m | |
| surface | 1.05 km 2 | |
| Residents | 292 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 278 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 65260 | |
| INSEE code | 65001 | |
Adast is a small French commune with 292 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region (previously Midi-Pyrénées ). Administratively it is assigned to the Arrondissement Argelès-Gazost and the canton of La Vallée des Gaves (previously Argelès-Gazost ).
geography
The municipality is located in the Pyrenees , in the historic province of Bigorre , 14 kilometers south of Lourdes , on the orographic left bank of the Gave de Pau river . Neighboring municipalities of Adast are: Saint-Savin in the north-west, Beaucens in the east, Pierrefitte-Nestalas in the south and Uz in the south-west. The municipal area covers 105 hectares, the mean height is 488 meters above sea level , the Mairie stands at an altitude of 450 meters.
Adast is assigned to a climate zone of type Cfb (according to Köppen and Geiger ): warm, moderate rainy climate (C), fully humid (f), warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C (b). There is a maritime climate with a moderate summer.
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 |
| Residents | 174 | 200 | 205 | 203 | 227 | 253 |
Culture and sights
Adast is part of the Roman Catholic parish of Saint-Savin of the Diocese of Tarbes and Lourdes . The Saint-Barthélémy church was built in the 12th century. Their patron saint is Bartholomew , whose feast day is celebrated on August 24th. Only the Romanesque tympanum has been preserved from the original church building. The church was rebuilt several times in the 18th century. In 1860 it was enlarged, a sacristy was added on the south side of the building and a side chapel on the north side . In 1887 a new church tower was built because the old church tower had leaned sharply to one side and threatened to fall.
economy
In 2009, 11.4 percent of the workforce were employed in the municipality, the rest were commuters . 8.7 percent of the employees were unemployed .
There are four guest houses in Adast ( French: Chambre d'hôtes ) with a rating of two to three ears of wheat , which are part of the Gîtes de France initiative . The gîtes are classified, with 1 to 5 ears of grain being awarded as a quality mark.
There is a public elementary school in Adast.
The nearest train station is in Lourdes. The nearest airport is Lourdes Airport, 23.5 kilometers away .
Local products
The municipal area are protected geographical indications (PGI) for domestic ducks for foie gras (du Sud-Ouest Canard à foie gras) , poultry (Volailles de Gascogne or you Béarn) , ham (Jambon de Bayonne) , Tomme des Pyrénées and white , Rosé and red wine with the name Comté Tolosan .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Le village d'Adast. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved September 17, 2012 (French).
- ↑ Saint-Savin. (No longer available online.) Diocèse Tarbes et Lourdes, formerly in the original ; Retrieved September 17, 2012 (French). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Commune: Adast (65001). Theme: Tous les thèmes. In: Insee.fr. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques , accessed on September 17, 2012 (French).
- ↑ Gîtes de France. In: gites-de-france.com. Gîtes de France, accessed on September 17, 2012 (French).
