Horgues
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Hautes-Pyrénées | |
Arrondissement | Tarbes | |
Canton | Moyen-Adour | |
Community association | Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 11 ' N , 0 ° 5' E | |
height | 342-373 m | |
surface | 4.49 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,198 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 267 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 65310 | |
INSEE code | 65223 | |
Website | http://www.horgues.fr/ | |
![]() Town hall ( Mairie ) of Horgues |
Horgues ( Occitan : Horgas ) is a French municipality with 1198 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Tarbes and the canton of Moyen-Adour (until 2015 canton of Laloubère ). The residents call themselves Horguais .
geography
Horgues is located about four kilometers south of Tarbes in the historic province of Bigorre on the upper reaches of the Adour River in the foothills of the Pyrenees . Horgues is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Laloubère in the north, Soues in the north and northeast, Salles-Adour in the east, Momères in the south and Odos in the west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 379 | 401 | 453 | 637 | 878 | 975 | 1,083 | 1,141 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Mauront church
- Horgues Castle
Web links
Commons : Horgues - collection of images, videos and audio files