Bielle
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
| Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie | |
| Canton | Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2 | |
| Community association | Vallée d'Ossau | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 3 ′ N , 0 ° 26 ′ W | |
| height | 420-1,973 m | |
| surface | 25.37 km 2 | |
| Residents | 390 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 15 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 64260 | |
| INSEE code | 64127 | |
| Website | www.bielle-en-ossau.com | |
 View from Bielle into the Ossau valley |
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Bielle is a French municipality with 390 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the canton of Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2 (until 2015: canton of Laruns ) in the arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie .
geography
The mountain village is located 27 kilometers south of Pau in the Pyrenees National Park in the Vallée d'Ossau valley , which was created by the Gave d'Ossau . The mountain pass Col de Marie-Blanque (1035 meters) connects the neighboring municipality of Bilhères with Escot in the Vallée d'Aspe . This route was often included in the Tour de France in the past . Neighboring municipalities to Bielle are:
- Izeste in the north,
- Castet and Louvie-Juzon in the northeast,
- Aste-Béon in the southeast
- Gère-Bélesten in the south
- Aydius and Sarrance in the southwest as well
- Bilhères to the west.
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2009 |
| Residents | 551 | 509 | 445 | 470 | 436 | 460 | 450 |
Attractions
- Église Saint-Vivien , 15th century church, monument historique
- Château de Bielle , 18th century castle, monument historique
Web links
Commons : Bielle - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Website about the Ossau Valley (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Église Saint-Vivien in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Château de Bielle in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)