Germ (Hautes-Pyrénées)

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Germ
Coat of arms of Germ
Germ (France)
Germ
region Occitania
Department Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement Bagneres-de-Bigorre
Canton Neste, Aure and Louron
Community association Aure Louron
Coordinates 42 ° 48 '  N , 0 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 48 '  N , 0 ° 26'  E
height 1,160-2,683 m
surface 12.55 km 2
Residents 36 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 3 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 65510
INSEE code 65199

Church of the Finding of St. Stephen

Germ is a French commune with 36 (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre and the canton of Neste, Aure et Louron .

geography

The municipality is located in the historic province of Bigorre , in the Pays d'Aure countryside . The commune borders the Haute-Garonne department to the east . Neighboring municipalities are Loudervielle in the north, Garin in the northeast, Gouaux-de-Larboust in the west, and Loudenvielle in the south and west,

The municipality's capital lies on the right flank of the valley called Vallée du Louron above the Neste du Louron river , which runs through Bordères-Louron at the bottom of the valley . The majority of the municipal area is predominantly impassable mountainous terrain at high altitudes and forests up to 2000 meters. As this is hardly populated, the overall population density is extremely low.

Population development

The development of the population is known from censuses that have been carried out since 1793. In the 21st century, censuses are conducted every five years in municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants, and every year in larger cities.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 41 44 44 42 31 25th 36 36

Origin of name

In the Occitan language , gèrm stood for a forest area cleared in the Middle Ages, which was used to expand the village area. The young families lived there alone and looked after the herds of animals, while the older ones lived in the village again.

Attractions

The municipality has several cultural monuments that are classified as Monument historique .

  • Église paroissiale de-l'Invention-de-Saint-Etienne (German translation: Parish Church for the Discovery of Saint Etienne ): Church building from the 16th century with a remarkable portal
  • Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs chapel

The Peyragudes ski area is located in the municipality .

The GR 10 of the GR long-distance hiking network also runs through the municipality .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Germ on the Insee website
  2. ↑ Entry No. 65199 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Web links

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