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| Hautes-Pyrénées | |
|---|---|
 Details | |
| Information | |
| Number | 65 |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Prefecture | Tarbes |
| Subprefecture | Argelès-Gazost Bagnères-de-Bigorre |
| Population
- Total (1999) - Density | Ranked 84th
222,368 50 /km² |
| Area | 4,464 km² |
| Arrondissementss | 3 |
| Cantons | 34 |
| Communes | 474 |
| President of the general council | François Fortassin |
| Location | |
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Hautes-Pyrénées is a département in southwestern France.
Large parts of the area were held by the English during the second half of the 14th century. In the 16th century, it was part of the Huguenot domain of the monarchs of Navarre.
Historically the département was part of the Gascony province.
The Hautes-Pyrénées is a mountainous agricultural landscape of villages, farms, fields, upland pastures and winding mountain roads. Spanning the border between France and Spain, the département is centered around the peak of Mont Perdu.
See also: Pyrenees
Each year millions of devout Catholics make the pilgrimage to the village of Lourdes in the Hautes-Pyrénées to visit The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes.
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