Collongues (Hautes-Pyrénées)

Collongues
region	Occitania
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Tarbes
Canton	Les Coteaux
Community association	Communes des Coteaux du Val d'Arros
Coordinates	43 ° 17 ′  N , 0 ° 10 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 17 ′  N , 0 ° 10 ′  E
height	246-340 m
surface	2.14 km 2
Residents	148 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	69 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	65350
INSEE code	65151
View of the center of Collongues

Collongues is a French commune with 148 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Tarbes and the canton of Les Coteaux (until 2015: canton of Pouyastruc ).

The inhabitants are called Collonguois and Collonguoises .

geography

Collongues is about 14 kilometers east of Tarbes in its catchment area ( Aire urbaine ) in the historic province of Bigorre .

Collongues is surrounded by the five neighboring communities:

	Louit
Sabalos		Bouilh-Péreuilh
	Pouyastruc	Castelvieilh

Population development

After records began, the population rose to a peak of 240 by the middle of the 19th century. In the following period, the number of residents fell to 70 with short recovery phases until after the Second World War , before a growth phase began that continues to this day.

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011	2017
Residents	74	76	91	93	117	111	139	150	148

From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2011

Parish Church of Saint-Laurent

Attractions

• Parish Church of Saint-Laurent

Economy and Infrastructure

Porcs Noirs de Bigorre

Collongues is located in the AOC zones of the Porc noir de Bigorre pig breed and the Jambon noir de Bigorre ham .

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 17

traffic

Collongues can be reached via Routes départementales 5 and 91.

Web links

Commons : Collongues  - collection of images

• Website of the Working Group of Noir de Bigorre (French)
• Collongues on the association's website (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Collongues ( fr ) datatlas. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
2. ↑ Aire urbaine de Tarbes (072) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved November 9, 2019.
3. ↑ Notice Communale Collongues ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved November 9, 2019.
4. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Collongues (65151) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved November 9, 2019.
5. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved November 9, 2019.
6. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Collongues (65151) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved November 9, 2019.