Hauban

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Hauban
Hauban's coat of arms
Hauban (France)
Hauban
region Occitania
Department Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement Bagneres-de-Bigorre
Canton La Vallée de l'Arros et des Baïses
Community association Haute-Bigorre
Coordinates 43 ° 6 ′  N , 0 ° 10 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 6 ′  N , 0 ° 10 ′  E
height 459-621 m
surface 2.14 km 2
Residents 111 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 52 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 65200
INSEE code 65216

Mairie Hauban

Hauban is a French commune with 111 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region (until 2015 Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre and to the Haute-Bigorre municipal association founded in 1994 .

geography

Hauban against the backdrop of the snowy Pyrenean peaks

The municipality of Hauban is located in the Bigorre landscape in the foothills of the Pyrenees , about 20 kilometers southeast of the capital of the department, Tarbes and 20 kilometers east of Lourdes . The municipal area of ​​2.14 km² is bounded in the west by the upper reaches of the Arrêt-Darré river . The village of Hauban is located on a ridge between the valleys of Arrêt-Darré and the Ruisseau de Hauban , a tributary of the Arrêt . At 621 m above sea level, the highest point is reached on the southern border of the municipality. The hamlet of Pey belongs to Hauban. Hauban is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Orignac in the north, Mérilheu in the east, Bagnères-de-Bigorre in the south, Pouzac in the southwest and Ordizan in the northwest.

Place name

The place name first appeared in 1429 as Auben . From 1740 onwards, the spelling Hauban, which is still used today, is found . When the church was founded from 1793 to 1801, the place was called Laubau for a short time .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2016
Residents 76 76 64 90 106 97 84 109
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

coat of arms

Blazon : "Split, in front in gold a blue upright lion walking to the right , behind in red three downward golden arrows with blue fletching."

Attractions

Sainte-Bernadette Church
  • Sainte-Bernadette Church

Economy and Infrastructure

Hauban has a rural character. 14 farms are located in the municipality (grain cultivation, sheep, goat and cattle breeding, dairy farming).

Due to its close proximity to the arrondissement capital Bagnères-de-Bigorre , the municipality of Hauban has good transport links. In Tournay , 15 kilometers away, there is a connection to the A 64 autoroute . Tournay is also the closest train station - on the Toulouse – Bayonne railway line .

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Michel Grosclaude and Jean-François: le Dictionnaire toponymique des communes des Hautes Pyrénées
  2. ↑ Hauban on cassini.ehess.fr (French)
  3. ↑ Hauban on cassini.ehess.fr
  4. ↑ Hauban on insee.fr
  5. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Hauban  - Collection of Images