Galan (Hautes-Pyrénées)
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées | |
| Arrondissement | Bagneres-de-Bigorre | |
| Canton | La Vallée de l'Arros et des Baïses | |
| Community association | Plateau de Lannemezan | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 13 ' N , 0 ° 24' E | |
| height | 310-501 m | |
| surface | 14.05 km 2 | |
| Residents | 714 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 51 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 65330 | |
| INSEE code | 65183 | |
 Saint-Julien church |
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Galan ( identical in Occitan ) is a municipality with 714 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the French department of Hautes-Pyrénées in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the canton of La Vallée de l'Arros et des Baïses (until 2015: canton Galan ) in the arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre . The residents call themselves Galanais .
geography
Galan is about 26 kilometers east of Tarbes on the Petite Baïse . Neighboring communities are Libaros in the north and west, Tournous-Devant in the north, Sabarros in the northeast, Recurt in the east, Galez in the south, Bonrepos in the south and southwest and Montastruc in the west and southwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 852 | 947 | 931 | 917 | 849 | 804 | 757 | 733 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Julien church
- Site fortification
Personalities
- Rolf Thiele (* 1942), artist, lives and works here
- Françoise Bertin (1925–2014), actress
Web links
Commons : Galan - collection of images, videos and audio files
