Préchac (Hautes-Pyrénées)
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées | |
| Arrondissement | Argelès-Gazost | |
| Canton | La Vallée des Gaves | |
| Community association | Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 0 ′ N , 0 ° 4 ′ E | |
| height | 420-640 m | |
| surface | 1.59 km 2 | |
| Residents | 230 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 145 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 65400 | |
| INSEE code | 65371 | |
Préchac ( Gaskognisch Preishac ) is a French commune with 230 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region ; it belongs to the Argelès-Gazost arrondissement and the canton of La Vallée des Gaves .
location
Préchac is located in the south of the Hautes-Pyrénées department, around 29 km (as the crow flies) southwest of Tarbes . The place is east of the river Gave de Gavarnie in the vicinity of the Pyrenees National Park .
The community consists of the village of Préchac, the hamlet (hameau) Camplas and some individual farms. The most important body of water is the Lac des Gaves , which is a dammed section of the Gave de Gavarnie.
history
In the early Middle Ages the rulership changed frequently (Visigoths, Basques, Franks, Saracens). After that, the place was under the rule of the Kingdom of Aquitaine and the Duchy of Gascony for centuries. From 900 to 1609 there was a county of Bigorre within the aforementioned areas. During the Hundred Years War Préchac was sometimes under English, sometimes under French rule. From 1425 to 1609 the place belonged as part of the County of Bigorre to the County of Foix, which is only loosely connected to France . Because the last ruler of this county, King Henry II of the House of Bourbon, ascended the throne of France (as Henry IV) in 1589, the places in the region were crown domains from 1609 to 1789. The municipality belonged to the District of Argelès from 1793 to 1801. In addition, it was from 1793 to 1801 canton capital of the canton Préchac and from 1801 to 2015 part of the canton Argelès-Gazost (1793-1896 under the name Canton Argelès ). With the exception of the years 1926 to 1942 (Arrondissement Bagnères), Préchac was administratively part of the Arrondissement Argelès-Gazost since 1801. First mentioned by name in teratorio Praisago in 870 in the green book of Bénac. The municipality is part of the historical Lavedan landscape (also known as the Pays des Sept Vallées ).
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1856 | 1861 | 1926 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 249 | 267 | 220 | 282 | 301 | 268 | 119 | 141 | 127 | 123 | 198 | 209 | 193 | 194 | 237 |
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The increasing mechanization of agriculture led to a continuous decline in the number of inhabitants to the lows in the 20th century. There was a strong growth phase between 1975 and 1990.
Attractions
- Saint-Sébastien village church
- two wayside crosses
