Chèze

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Chèze
Coat of arms of Chèze
Chèze (France)
Chèze
region Occitania
Department Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement Argelès-Gazost
Canton La Vallée des Gaves
Community association Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves
Coordinates 42 ° 54 ′  N , 0 ° 2 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 54 ′  N , 0 ° 2 ′  W
height 520-2,309 m
surface 10.07 km 2
Residents 48 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 5 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 65120
INSEE code

Saint Barthélemy Church

Chèze is a French commune with 48 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the Argelès-Gazost arrondissement and the canton of La Vallée des Gaves .

geography

The municipality is located in the Pyrenees , in the Pays Toy countryside in the historic Bigorre province , around 20 kilometers south of Lourdes . Neighboring communities are:

The place lies on a hill above the valley of the river Gave de Pau (also: Gave de Gavarnie ). It is supplied by the Départementsstraße D12, which leads up to the village in several bends. The D921 runs in the valley floor and serves national traffic.

Population development

year 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2016
Residents 53 56 57 47 46 45

Attractions

  • 18th century dovecote - Monument historique
  • Stone cross on the spring socket, dated from 1113

Web links

Commons : Chèze  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Entry no. PA65000016 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)