Bourg-de-Bigorre

Bourg-de-Bigorre
region	Occitania
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Bagneres-de-Bigorre
Canton	La Vallée de l'Arros et des Baïses
Community association	Communes du Plateau de Lannemezan
Coordinates	43 ° 5 '  N , 0 ° 16'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 5 '  N , 0 ° 16'  E
height	331-574 m
surface	7.92 km 2
Residents	197 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	25 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	65130
INSEE code	65105
View of the center of Bourg-de-Bigorre

Bourg-de-Bigorre is a French commune with 197 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre and the canton of La Vallée de l'Arros et des Baïses (until 2015: canton of Lannemezan ).

The inhabitants are called Bourgeais and Bourgeaises .

geography

Bourg-de-Bigorre is located about ten kilometers east-northeast of Bagnères-de-Bigorre in the historic vice-county of Nébouzan .

Bourg-de-Bigorre is surrounded by the eight neighboring municipalities:

Castillon	Bonnemazon	Benqué-Molère
Bed		Sarlabous
Espieilh Esconnets	Escots

Population development

After records began, the population rose to a high of around 800 by the first half of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell to a low of around 175 with brief recovery phases by the 1990s. A phase one followed Up and down around a population of around 190, which continues to this day.

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011	2017
Residents	268	258	231	214	177	182	207	178	197

From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2011

Parish Church of Saint-Pierre

Attractions

• Parish Church of Saint-Pierre

Economy and Infrastructure

Porcs Noirs de Bigorre

Bourg-de-Bigorre is located in the AOC zones of the Porc noir de Bigorre pig breed and the Jambon noir de Bigorre ham .

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 28

school-building

education

The municipality has a public pre-school and elementary school with 50 students in the 2019/2020 school year.

Camino de Santiago logo

sport and freetime

• The long-distance hiking trail GR 78, called La voie des Piémonts , leads from Carcassonne to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port also through the center of Bourg-de-Bigorre. It is considered the Camino de Santiago alongside the four main routes in France.

• The regional long-distance hiking trail GR de Pays Tour des Baronnies de Bigorre runs parallel to the GR 79 and also leads through the center of the municipality.

traffic

Bourg-de-Bigorre can be reached via Routes départementales 14, 84, 326 and 484.

Web links

Commons : Bourg-de-Bigorre  - collection of images

• Website of the Working Group of Noir de Bigorre (French)
• Bourg-de-Bigorre on the Association of Municipalities website (French)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Informations sur la commune de Bourg-de-Bigorre ( fr ) Marie-Pierre Manet. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
2. ↑ Notice Communale Bourg-de-Bigorre ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved October 31, 2019.
3. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Bourg-de-Bigorre (65105) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 31, 2019.
4. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved October 31, 2019.
5. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Bourg-de-Bigorre (65105) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 31, 2019.
6. ^ École maternelle et élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
7. ↑ La voie des Piémonts ( fr ) Agence de Coopération Interrégionale et Réseau “Chemins de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle”. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
8. ↑ GRP Baronnies ( fr ) Fédération française de la randonnée pédestre (FFRandonnée / FFRP). Retrieved October 31, 2019.