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Commune of Tarbes |
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées | |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées (préfecture) |
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| Arrondissement | Tarbes | |
| Canton | Chief town of 5 cantons | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Tarbes | |
| Mayor | Gérard Trémège (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 284 m–326 m (avg. Jardin Massey is a Public garden in Tarbes, France built in the nineteenth century by Placide Massey ( 1777 - 1853) a horticulturist A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Midi-Pyrénées ( Occitan: Miègjorn-Pirenèus or Mieidia-Pirenèus) is the largest region of Metropolitan France by area larger In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Hautes-Pyrénées ( Occitan: Nauts Pirenèus / Hauts Pirenèus) is a department in southwestern France. A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The arrondissement of Tarbes is an arrondissement of France located in the Hautes-Pyrénées département, in the Midi-Pyrénées The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. 304 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 15. 33 km² | |
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46,275 | |
| - Density | 3,019/km² (1999) | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 65440/ 65000 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0. As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE to identify various entities including communes Postal codes were introduced in France in 1972, when La Poste introduced automated sorting. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. C D E | ||
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2006 Tour de France stage held in Tarbes with a large turn out
Tarbes is a French town and commune, in the département of Hautes-Pyrénées, of which it is the préfecture. The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23 2006 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Hautes-Pyrénées ( Occitan: Nauts Pirenèus / Hauts Pirenèus) is a department in southwestern France. A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' It is part of the historical region of Gascony. Gascony (Gascogne gaskɔɲ Gascon Occitan: Gasconha, pronounced) is an area of southwest France that constituted a province of France It is the second largest metropolitan area of Midi-Pyrénées, with 110,000 inhabitants. Midi-Pyrénées ( Occitan: Miègjorn-Pirenèus or Mieidia-Pirenèus) is the largest region of Metropolitan France by area larger
It is the seat of the diocese of Tarbes-et-Lourdes.
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Geography
To the south of Tarbes is the pilgrimage town of Lourdes and the border with Spain. Lourdes ( Occitan: Lorda) is a town and commune situated in the southwest of the Hautes-Pyrénées department, lying in the first Pyrenean Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Pyrenees mountains, lying along the border between France and Spain, can be seen from the town. The Pyrenees (Pirineos French: Pyrénées; Catalan: Pirineus; Occitan: Pirenèus; Aragonese: Perinés This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
Miscellaneous
- Tarbes Gespe Bigorre, the main sporting team of the town, is a female basketball team which participates in the French League (LFB) and European competitions (FIBA EuroLeague Women, Ronchetti Cup – won in 1996 – and FIBA EuroCup Women). History Prize winners 1 Ronchetti Cup: 1996 (Runner-up in 2002) 3 French Cup: Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The LFB ( Ligue Féminine de Basketball, Women’s Basketball League) is the top women’s French professional Basketball league The EuroLeague Women (officially FIBA EuroLeague Women) is the highest professional Basketball league in Europe for women’s clubs The Ronchetti Cup (called till 1996 European Cup Liliana Ronchetti) was an annual Basketball European club competition held by FIBA between the The EuroCup Women (officially FIBA EuroCup Women) is the second-caliber professional Basketball league with teams from European clubs from national leagues
- The city also has a rugby union team - Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby is a French rugby union team that currently takes part in Pro D2, the second level of the country's professional league system
- One of the stages of the 2006 Tour de France departed from Tarbes. The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23 2006
- The 2001 Tour de France included Tarbes as part of its route. The 2001 Tour de France was relatively short but also difficult with a number of heavy mountain stages a team time trial and a climbing time trial
Births
Tarbes was the birthplace of:
- Bertrand Barère de Vieuzac (1755-1841), one of the most notorious members of the French National Convention
- Théophile Gautier (1811-1872), writer
- Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929), the commander-in-chief of Allied forces in World War I
- Henri Génès (1919-2005), actor and singer
- Cécile Ousset (born 1936), pianist
- Olivier Azam (born 21 Oct 1974), French rugby union player. Bertrand Barère de Vieuzac ( September 10, 1755 - January 13, 1841) was a French politician and journalist one of the most notorious Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link During the French Revolution, the National Convention or Convention, in France, comprised the Constitutional and legislative assembly See also Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier ( August 30, 1811 – October 23, 1872) was a French Poet, Dramatist Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Ferdinand Foch OM GCB (2 October 1851 – 20 March 1929 was a French soldier military theorist and writer credited with possessing "the most original 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Henri Génès ( July 2, 1919 in Tarbes - August 22, 2005 in Paris was a French Actor and singer Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Cécile Ousset (born January 23, 1936) is a French Pianist. Cécile was born in Tarbes, France and gave her first recital at the age of Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra Olivier Azam (born 21 October 1974 in Tarbes) is a French Rugby union footballer currently playing in the Guinness Premiership Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar.
- Lionel Beauxis (born 24 Oct 1985), French rugby union player. Lionel Beauxis (ljɔnɛl boksis (born 24 October 1985) is a French Rugby union player Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)
Twin towns
Tarbes is twinned with:
External links
- Guide of Tarbes
- Tarbes town council website (in French)
- Tourism office website (in French)
Dictionary
Tarbes
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- A city in southern France which is the prefecture of the Hautes-Pyrénées département.It is the second largest city in the Midi-Pyrénées Region, after Toulouse.
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