Viscos

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Viscos
Biscòs
Coat of arms of Viscos
Viscos (France)
Viscos
region Occitania
Department Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement Argelès-Gazost
Canton La Vallée des Gaves
Community association Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves
Coordinates 42 ° 55 '  N , 0 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 55 '  N , 0 ° 3'  E
height 520-2,139 m
surface 6.52 km 2
Residents 35 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 5 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 65120
INSEE code 65478

Viscos ( Gaskognisch Biscòs ) is a French commune with 35 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitania region ; it belongs to the Argelès-Gazost arrondissement and the canton of La Vallée des Gaves .

location

Viscos is located in the south of the Hautes-Pyrénées department, around 37 km (as the crow flies) south-southwest of Tarbes . The place is located on the eastern slope of the Pic de Viscos mountain in the Vallée de Luz . The river Gave de Gavarnie forms the eastern boundary of the municipality. Viscos is also located in the Pyrenees National Park .

The community consists of the village of Viscos and individual farmsteads.

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 , Vizos 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. It was also part of the canton of Luz-Saint-Sauveur from 1793 to 2015 (1793–1962 under the name of Canton Luz ). With the exception of the years 1926 to 1942 (Arrondissement Bagnères), Vizos was administratively part of the Arrondissement Argelès-Gazost since 1801. First mentioned by name as De Biscos in Bigorre's copial book in the 12th century.

Population development

year 1793 1800 1821 1836 1846 1866 1901 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 114 100 113 141 120 159 143 56 63 48 41 32 41 44 43
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

In the 19th century the place always had more than 100 inhabitants. The increasing mechanization of agriculture led to a continuous decline in the number of inhabitants to the lows of recent times.

Attractions

  • Saint-Pierre village church
  • Lavoir (wash house) in the village center

  • View from Viscos towards the mountains

  • Viscos village fountain

  • House with lots of plants

  • old bike

  • View from the village to the Pic de Viscos

Web links

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