Maubourguet
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées | |
| Arrondissement | Tarbes | |
| Canton | Val d'Adour-Rustan-Madiranais (main town) | |
| Community association | Adour Madiran | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 28 ′ N , 0 ° 2 ′ E | |
| height | 164-285 m | |
| surface | 22.04 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,377 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 108 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 65700 | |
| INSEE code | 65304 | |
| Website | www.maubourguet.fr | |
 Maubourguet town hall |
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Maubourguet is a French commune with 2377 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Occitanie region in the Hautes-Pyrénées department ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Tarbes and the canton of Val d'Adour-Rustan-Madiranais , of which it is the capital.
The place is on the Way of St. James Via Tolosana .
geography
The municipality is located around 25 kilometers north of Tarbes . The neighboring municipalities of Maubourguet are:
- Estirac in the north,
- Auriébat in the northeast,
- Sauveterre in the east,
- Lafitole in the southeast,
- Nouilhan in the south,
- Larreule in the southwest,
- Lahitte-Toupière in the west and
- Sombrun in the northwest.
The river Adour flows through the village and takes the river Échez just north of it from the left . The Estéous runs on the eastern municipal boundary and later also flows into the Adour. The Layza , a tributary of the Louet, runs in the western part of the municipality .
Sports and events
The 15th stage of the Tour de France passed through Maubourguet in 2012 .
