Pintac
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées | |
| Arrondissement | Tarbes | |
| Canton | Canton of Bordères-sur-l'Échez | |
| Community association | Adour Madiran | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 17 ′ N , 0 ° 1 ′ W | |
| height | 290-377 m | |
| surface | 1.49 km 2 | |
| Residents | 22 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 15 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 65320 | |
| INSEE code | 65364 | |
| Website | Pintac | |
_1.jpg) Pintac - Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste |
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Pintac is a southern French municipality with only 22 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitania region .
Location and climate
The municipality of Pintac is located in the foothills of the Pyrenees at an altitude of about 370 m . The closest city of Tarbes is about twelve kilometers to the southeast. The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 865 mm / year) falls mainly in the winter half-year.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 81 | 90 | 53 | 49 | 27 | 23 |
Because of the rural exodus caused by the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the increasing mechanization of agriculture , the population of the community has continuously declined since the middle of the 19th century.
economy
The municipality is almost flat and is used almost exclusively for agriculture.
history
From the Middle Ages to the beginning of the French Revolution , the municipality was part of the historic Bigorre province .
