Clarens (Hautes-Pyrénées)

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Clarens
Clarenç
Clarens Coat of Arms
Clarens (France)
Clarens
region Occitania
Department Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement Bagneres-de-Bigorre
Canton La Vallée de la Barousse
Community association Plateau de Lannemezan
Coordinates 43 ° 10 ′  N , 0 ° 25 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 10 ′  N , 0 ° 25 ′  E
height 406-602 m
surface 11.30 km 2
Residents 507 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 45 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 65300
INSEE code 65150

Clarens village church

Clarens ( Occitan : Clarenç ) is a French commune with 507 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitania region ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre and the community association Plateau de Lannemezan . The inhabitants are called Clarensois / Clarensoises .

geography

Clarens is located around 28 kilometers east-southeast of the city of Tarbes in the east of the Hautes-Pyrénées department. The community consists of the village of Clarens and numerous scattered settlements. Clarens lies on the Lannemezan plateau . The Galavette (also Ruisseau de la Galavette) crosses the municipality in a northerly direction. The Baïse forms in parts a natural western municipal boundary. In terms of traffic, the community is on the D10. The A64 passes a few kilometers south of the community.

Clarens is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Galez in the north, Tajan in the northeast, Recurt and Uglas in the east, Lannemezan in the south and west and Campistrous in the west.

history

The parish is mentioned for the first time (indirectly) as de Clarens in the parish registers of Tarbes from 1342 . In the Middle Ages, the place was within the Rivière-Verdun region, which in turn was part of the Gascogne province. The municipality belonged to the District of Bagnères from 1793 to 1801. In addition, Clarens was from 1793 to 2015 within the canton of Lannemezan . The municipality has been part of the Bagnères-de-Bigorre arrondissement since 1801.

Population development

year 1793 1806 1846 1911 1921 1931 1954 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2014
Residents 340 328 490 418 368 274 273 299 330 330 346 375 394 436 504
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Church Saint-André
  • Memorial to the Fallen
  • several wayside crosses (including Les Trois Croix at the village cemetery)
  • La Tourbière nature reserve

  • Mairie (Town Hall) by Clarens

  • Memorial to the Fallen

  • Cross in the village square

  • former draw well

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Memorial to the Fallen