Hiis
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées | |
| Arrondissement | Bagneres-de-Bigorre | |
| Canton | La Haute-Bigorre | |
| Community association | Haute-Bigorre | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 8 ' N , 0 ° 6' E | |
| height | 409-576 m | |
| surface | 3.03 km 2 | |
| Residents | 251 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 83 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 65200 | |
| INSEE code | 65221 | |
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Hiis is a French commune with 251 inhabitants (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 Haute-Bigorre municipality . The residents call themselves Hinois .
geography
The municipality is located about ten kilometers south of Tarbes in the historic province of Bigorre on the upper reaches of the Adour River in the foothills of the Pyrenees . Neighboring communities are Arcizac-Adour in the north, vielle-Adour in the east, Montgaillard in the south, Loucrup in the southwest and Visker in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 | |
| Residents | 140 | 153 | 149 | 144 | 183 | 210 | 216 | 251 | |
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Attractions
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- Church of St. Rochus ( Église Saint-Roch )
Economy and Infrastructure
There are five farms in the municipality (mainly grain cultivation).
The D 936 from Tarbes to Bagnères-de-Bigorre runs through the municipality of Hiis . In the city of Tarbes, ten kilometers away, there is a connection to the Autoroute A 64 from Bayonne to Toulouse . Tarbes train station is on the Toulouse – Bayonne railway line .
