Ossun
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Hautes-Pyrénées | |
Arrondissement | Tarbes | |
Canton | Ossun (main town) | |
Community association | Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées | |
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
Personalities
- Paul Guth (1910-1997), writer
- Robert Morane (1886–1968), engineer and aviation pioneer