Bourisp
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées | |
| Arrondissement | Bagneres-de-Bigorre | |
| Canton | Neste, Aure and Louron | |
| Community association | Aure Louron | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 50 ′ N , 0 ° 20 ′ E | |
| height | 772-1,285 m | |
| surface | 1.90 km 2 | |
| Residents | 163 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 86 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 65170 | |
| INSEE code | 65106 | |
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Bourisp is a French commune with 163 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region (previously Midi-Pyrénées ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre and to the canton of Neste, Aure et Louron (previously vielle-Aure ).
geography
The municipality is located in the historic province of Bigorre and in the Pays d'Aure countryside .
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The municipality's capital is in the Vallée d'Aure , through which the Neste d'Aure River runs. The place is about 50 km southeast of Lourdes . The community has an extremely low population density, partly due to its altitude.
Population development
The development of the population is known from censuses that have been carried out since 1793. In the 21st century, censuses are conducted every five years in municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants, and every year in larger cities.
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 96 | 124 | 120 | 87 | 103 | 110 | 145 | 158 |
Attractions
The municipality has several cultural monuments that are classified as Monument historique .
- Église de la Nativité-de-la-Sainte-Vierge ( German : Church of the Birth of Mary ): The church from the 13th century has remarkable wall paintings from the 16th century. These show the “ Seven Deadly Sins ” (pride, greed, gluttony, lust, anger, envy and indolence), which show in the form of seven ladies in historical costumes with animals and demons.
- Chapelle Notre Dame de Sescas ( German : Chapel to Our Lady )
Personalities
- Henri Caillavet (1914-2013); French politician and mayor of Bourisp between 1959 and 1983.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bourisp on the Insee website
- ↑ Entry No. 65106 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
