Bougarber
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Bougarber Borg Garbèr |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
| Arrondissement | Pau | |
| Canton | Artix and Pays de Soubestre | |
| Community association | Pau Bearn Pyrenees | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 24 ′ N , 0 ° 28 ′ W | |
| height | 154-269 m | |
| surface | 10.29 km 2 | |
| Residents | 852 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 83 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 64230 | |
| INSEE code | 64142 | |
| Website | http://www.bougarber.fr/ | |
Bougarber ( Occitan : Borg Garber ) is a French commune of the department Pyrénées-Atlantiques with 852 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Administratively it is assigned to the canton of Artix et Pays de Soubestre (until 2015: canton of Lescar ) and the Arrondissement of Pau . The inhabitants are called Bougarbersia .
geography
Bougarber is located at the foot of the Pyrenees about 14 kilometers northwest of Pau in the Béarn wine region . Bougarber is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Vielle-d'Arthez in the north, Uzein in the east, Poey-de-Lescar and Beyrie-en-Béarn in the south, Denguin in the west and south-west and Cescau in the west and north-west. The A65 autoroute runs along the eastern edge of the municipality .
history
Bougarber was founded as a bastide . The Order of St. John maintained a command here for many years. Between 1802 and 1809 the neighboring commune of Beyrie-en-Béarn was part of the municipality.
Population development
| year | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 295 | 289 | 273 | 372 | 376 | 403 | 469 | 600 | 650 | 683 | 811 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame church from the 17th century with later modifications
- Gate to the historic town center
