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There are a number of popular ski resorts in Hautes-Pyrénées such as Barèges-La Mongie, Gavarnie, Luz-Ardiden, Cauterets, Hautacam, Piau-Engaly and Saint-Lary-Soulan. The area is a nearly-permanent fixture on the Tour de France's itinerary, with significantly difficult passes such as the Tourmalet, the Aubisque and the Soulor.
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Vic-en-Bigorre (French pronunciation: [vik ɑ̃ biɡɔʁ], literally Vic in Bigorre; Occitan: Vic de Bigòrra) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. Geography [ edit ]
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Argelès-Gazost (French pronunciation: [aʁʒəlɛs ɡazɔst] ⓘ; Occitan: Argelèrs de Gasòst) is a commune and a subprefecture of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France. [3] The Pyrénées Animal Park is located in Argelès-Gazost.
The town was known in antiquity as Vicus Aquensis [4] (Latin for "watery neighborhood") and in the Middle Ages as Aquae Convenarum [5] [6] ("Waters of the Comminges"). Its present name similarly means "Baths" (Occitan: Banhèras) of Bigorre, the area of southwestern France once inhabited by the Bigorri and now forming most of the department of Hautes-Pyrénées.
France: Region: Occitania: Department: Hautes-Pyrénées: Arrondissement: Tarbes: ... is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. Population
It is one of the regions of France created in the late 20th century to serve as a hinterland and zone of influence for its capital, Toulouse, one of a handful of so-called "balancing metropolises" (métropoles d'équilibre). [3] Another example of this is the region of Rhône-Alpes which was created as the region for Lyon.