Cauterets
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Hautes-Pyrénées | |
Arrondissement | Argelès-Gazost | |
Canton | La Vallée des Gaves | |
Community association | Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves | |
Coordinates | 42 ° 53 ′ N , 0 ° 7 ′ W | |
height | 503-3,300 m | |
surface | 156.84 km 2 | |
Residents | 908 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 6 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 65110 | |
INSEE code | 65138 | |
Website | http://www.ville-cauterets.fr/ | |
City Hall of Cauterets |
Cauterets is a French commune with 908 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Occitania region in the Hautes-Pyrénées department . It is located in the Argelès-Gazost arrondissement and the canton of La Vallée des Gaves , about 30 kilometers southwest of the famous pilgrimage site of Lourdes .
Cauterets is best known for its numerous thermal springs , which are still used today for medical applications. Furthermore, the area around the community was made accessible by creating ski slopes , cross-country trails and a cable car for winter sports .
Well-known sights in the area include the Pyrenees National Park and the Pont d'Espagne , a bridge over the Gave du Marcadau located around four kilometers southwest of Cauterets .
Cauterets finds literary mention in Heinrich Heine's poem Atta Troll .
literature
- Michel Labrousse: CAUTERETS Hautes-Pyrénées, France . In: Richard Stillwell et al. a. (Ed.): The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites. Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ 1976, ISBN 0-691-03542-3 .
Web links
- Official website (French)
- Website with extensive history of the place (French)