Bramevaque

Bramevaque ; Brauvaca
region	Occitania
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Bagneres-de-Bigorre
Canton	La Vallée de la Barousse
Community association	Neste Barousse
Coordinates	42 ° 59 ′ N , 0 ° 35 ′ E Coordinates: 42 ° 59 ′ N , 0 ° 35 ′ E
height	517-1,543 m
surface	3.77 km 2
Residents	34 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	9 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	65370
INSEE code	65109
	; Ruins of the castle of the Counts of Comminges in Bramevaque

Bramevaque is a French commune with 34 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 the canton of La Vallée de la Barousse (previously Mauléon-Barousse ).

geography

Bramevaque is located around 49 kilometers southeast of the city of Tarbes in the east of the Hautes-Pyrénées department. The community consists of the village of Bramevaque and a few groups of houses. Large parts of the community are mountainous and forested. The Ourse runs through the municipality to the north and partially forms the eastern municipality boundary. The highest point of the municipality is near the Tourroc . In terms of traffic, the community is on the D131.

Neighboring municipalities of Bramevaque are Sacoué in the north, Gembrie in the northeast, Troubat in the east, Mauléon-Barousse in the south and Ourde in the west.

history

The place is mentioned as Bramavaca for the first time around the year 1235/1236 in the documents of Bonnefont. In the Middle Ages, the place was within the county of Barousse in the Armagnac region , which in turn was part of the Gascogne province. The parish belonged to the district La Barthe from 1793 to 1801. In addition, Antichan was located within the canton of Mauléon-Barousse from 1793 to 2015 . The municipality has been part of the Bagnères-de-Bigorre arrondissement since 1801.