Viscose
| Viscose | ||
|---|---|---|
.svg)
|
|
|
| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées | |
| Arrondissement | Tarbes | |
| Canton | Ossun | |
| Community association | Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 8 ' N , 0 ° 4' E | |
| height | 397-560 m | |
| surface | 4.16 km 2 | |
| Residents | 340 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 82 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 65200 | |
| INSEE code | 65479 | |
| Website | Viscose | |
.JPG) Visker - town view |
||
_1.jpg)
Visker ( Occitan Bisquèr ) is a southern French municipality with 340 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitania region .
Location and climate
The municipality of Visker is located in the foothills of the Pyrenees at an altitude of approximately 495 m . The nearest city, Tarbes, is a good 13 km north. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 258 | 378 | 307 | 189 | 328 | 334 |
Because by the phylloxera crisis in the wine sector and the increasing mechanization of agriculture caused rural exodus in the early 20th century, the population of the community since the 1920s fell sharply. Recently, however, several families from the greater Tarbes-Lourdes area have settled here.
economy
The community is almost exclusively agriculturally oriented.
history
In 1292 a Pierre de Visker was first mentioned in a document. From the Middle Ages to the French Revolution , the municipality was part of the historic Bigorre province .
Attractions
The simple village church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste , consecrated to John the Baptist , was set on fire by the Huguenots in 1569 . It was repaired, but damaged again in an earthquake in 1660. During the revolutionary years the rectory was sold. After renewed earthquake damage, the local residents began a thorough restoration at their own expense in 1819. In 1999 the church was restored again. The bell of the first church survived all damage.
