Ossun

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Ossun
Coat of arms of Ossun
Ossun (France)
Ossun
region Occitania
Department Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement Tarbes
Canton Ossun (main town)
Community association Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées
Coordinates 43 ° 11 ′  N , 0 ° 2 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 11 ′  N , 0 ° 2 ′  E
height 345-542 m
surface 27.59 km 2
Residents 2,368 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 86 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 65380
INSEE code 65344
Website Ossun

Mairie Ossun

Ossun is a French commune in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées in the region Occitania . It is located in the Arrondissement of Tarbes and the capital of the canton of Ossun .

Ossun has 2368 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) on 27.59 square kilometers and is located about 9.5 kilometers southwest of Tarbes in the Bigorre . The municipality's train station is on the Toulouse – Bayonne railway line . The Lourdes-Tarbes International Airport is an essential part in the municipal area.

The Gabas and Souy rivers have their source in the municipality .

Ossun is one of the places where the brothers and sisters of the communities of Jerusalem settled because of its proximity to Lourdes .

history

A prehistoric necropolis is located in the municipality. Numerous tumuli were destroyed in 1964.

Attractions

  • House of the municipal administration
  • Saint Blaise Church
  • Saint Joseph Chapel
  • Notre-Dame de Bellau chapel
  • Bellau bridge
  • The Camp de César

  • Saint Blaise Church

  • Ossun train station

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Ossun  - collection of images, videos and audio files