Avajan
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 Location of Avajan | |
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| Coordinates: 42°50′36″N 0°24′29″E / 42.8433°N 0.4081°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
| Arrondissement | Bagnères-de-Bigorre |
| Canton | Neste, Aure et Louron |
| Intercommunality | CC Aure Louron |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Gistau[1] |
Area 1 | 3.29 km2 (1.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 82 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 65050 /65240 |
| Elevation | 880–1,687 m (2,887–5,535 ft) (avg. 913 m or 2,995 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Avajan (French pronunciation: [avaʒɑ̃]; Occitan: Avanha) is a commune in the Louron Valley in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France.[3]
The center of the commune is the old village, centered on the church and town hall. Many developments have grown up on the outskirts of the old village since the 1970s, including a man-made lake and camping area.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 45 | — |
| 1975 | 30 | −5.63% |
| 1982 | 52 | +8.17% |
| 1990 | 58 | +1.37% |
| 1999 | 68 | +1.78% |
| 2007 | 76 | +1.40% |
| 2012 | 67 | −2.49% |
| 2017 | 78 | +3.09% |
| 2023 | 82 | +0.84% |
| Source: INSEE[4] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ INSEE commune file
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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