Castelnau-Rivière-Basse
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Castelnau-Rivière-Basse Castèthnau de Ribèra Baisha |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées | |
| Arrondissement | Tarbes | |
| Canton | Val d'Adour-Rustan-Madiranais | |
| Community association | Adour Madiran | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 35 ′ N , 0 ° 2 ′ W | |
| height | 128-249 m | |
| surface | 18.5 km 2 | |
| Residents | 627 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 34 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 65700 | |
| INSEE code | 65130 | |
| Website | http://www.castelnau-riviere-basse.fr/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Castelnau-Rivière-Basse |
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Castelnau-Rivière-Basse ( Occitan : Castèthnau de Ribèra Baisha ) is a French commune with 627 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitania region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Tarbes and the canton of Val d'Adour-Rustan-Madiranais (until 2015: canton of Castelnau-Rivière-Basse ). The inhabitants are called Castelnauviens .
geography
Castelnau-Rivière-Basse is located about 52 kilometers northeast of the city of Pau and about 42 kilometers north of Tarbes on the border with the neighboring Gers department in the Aquitaine region . Castelnau-Rivière-Basse is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Goux in the north, Préchac-sur-Adour in the north-east, Jû-Belloc in the east, Hères in the south and south-east, Madiran in the south and west and Saint-Lanne in the west.
The municipality is part of the Béarn wine region . Wines from the Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh appellation are produced here.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 699 | 698 | 654 | 661 | 670 | 667 | 695 | 666 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte church from the 15th / 16th centuries Century, since 1960 Monument historique
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church in Mazères, a historic monument since 1910
- Montus Castle, Monument historique since 1988
- Laborie domain, historic monument since 1992
Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte church
Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
Montus Castle
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Viticulture
The place belongs to the Béarn wine region .
