Canton of La Haute-Bigorre
| Canton of La Haute-Bigorre | |
|---|---|
| region | Occitania |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
| Arrondissement | Bagneres-de-Bigorre |
| main place | Bagneres-de-Bigorre |
| Residents | 14,964 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 45 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 330.72 km² |
| Communities | 14th |
| INSEE code | 6504 |
 Location of the canton of La Haute-Bigorre in the Hautes-Pyrénées department |
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La Haute-Bigorre is a French canton in the arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre , in the Hautes-Pyrénées department and in the Occitania region ; its main town is Bagnères-de-Bigorre .
history
The canton was created when the French cantons were redistributed in 2015. Its communes come from the former cantons of Bagnères-de-Bigorre (9 of the 19 communes), Campan (all 4 communes) and Laloubère (1 commune; Hiis).
location
The canton is located in the center of the Hautes-Pyrénées department.
Communities
The canton consists of 14 municipalities with a total of 14,964 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of 330.72 km 2 :
| local community | Residents January 1, 2017 |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
Code INSEE |
Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antist | 181 | 2.43 | 74 | 65016 | 65200 |
| Asté | 559 | 26.67 | 21st | 65042 | 65200 |
| Astugue | 258 | 7.96 | 32 | 65043 | 65200 |
| Bagneres-de-Bigorre | 7,253 | 125.86 | 58 | 65059 | 65200 |
| Beaudéan | 395 | 16.70 | 24 | 65078 | 65710 |
| Campan | 1,332 | 95.36 | 14th | 65123 | 65710 |
| Gerde | 1,136 | 6.93 | 164 | 65198 | 65200 |
| Hiis | 251 | 3.03 | 83 | 65221 | 65200 |
| Labassère | 235 | 10.09 | 23 | 65238 | 65200 |
| Montgaillard | 850 | 9.64 | 88 | 65320 | 65200 |
| Neuilh | 98 | 2.39 | 41 | 65328 | 65200 |
| Ordizan | 544 | 5.89 | 92 | 65335 | 65200 |
| Pouzac | 1,112 | 7.58 | 147 | 65370 | 65200 |
| Trébons | 760 | 10.19 | 75 | 65451 | 65200 |
| Canton of La Haute-Bigorre | 14,964 | 330.72 | 45 | 6504 | - |
politics
In the first ballot on March 22, 2015, none of the five candidate pairs achieved an absolute majority. In the runoff election on March 29, 2015, Jacques Brune / Nicole Darrieutort (both PRG) won against Isabelle Vaquie / Philippe Viau (both PS) with 63.65% of the votes (turnout: 49.80%).
| Representative in the department council of the département | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term of office | Surname | Political party |
| 2015– | Jacques Brune Nicole Darrieutort |
PRG PRG |