Barbazan
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens | |
| Canton | Bagneres-de-Luchon | |
| Community association | Pyrénées Haut Garonnaises | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 2 ′ N , 0 ° 37 ′ E | |
| height | 439-890 m | |
| surface | 6.05 km 2 | |
| Residents | 490 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 81 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 31510 | |
| INSEE code | 31045 | |
 Saint-Michel church |
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Barbazan ( okzit. : Barbasan ) is a municipality and a spa town in the Haute-Garonne the Région Occitan (previously Midi-Pyrénées ) in the southwest of France . Barbazan was the capital of the canton of Barbazan , but is now part of the canton of Bagnères-de-Luchon .
geography
The place with its 490 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) is about 13 kilometers southwest of Saint-Gaudens at the foot of the Pyrenees .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2012 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 525 | 516 | 406 | 386 | 351 | 378 | 445 | 450 | 490 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Michel church
- Barbazan Castle
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Barbazan
spa
In 1901 the spa business began using a thermal spring . There is a 4.2 hectare spa park in the village .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 308-311.
Web links
Commons : Barbazan - collection of images, videos and audio files
