Aragnouet

Aragnouet is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France.

Aragnouet
Commune
The village of Aragnouet
Coat of arms
Location of Aragnouet
Aragnouet
Aragnouet
Coordinates: 42°47′24″N 0°14′13″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentHautes-Pyrénées
ArrondissementBagnères-de-Bigorre
CantonNeste, Aure et Louron
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean Mounic
Area
1
108.29 km2 (41.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
248
 • Density2.3/km2 (5.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
65017 /65170
Elevation956–3,194 m (3,136–10,479 ft)
(avg. 1,100 m or 3,600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793321—    
1800396+23.4%
1806237−40.2%
1821213−10.1%
1831433+103.3%
1836450+3.9%
1841460+2.2%
1846510+10.9%
1851520+2.0%
1856525+1.0%
1861423−19.4%
1866510+20.6%
1872420−17.6%
1876422+0.5%
1881441+4.5%
1886375−15.0%
1891365−2.7%
1896317−13.2%
YearPop.±%
1901300−5.4%
1906287−4.3%
1911287+0.0%
1921285−0.7%
1926317+11.2%
1931310−2.2%
1936296−4.5%
1946256−13.5%
1954258+0.8%
1962215−16.7%
1968201−6.5%
1975160−20.4%
1982260+62.5%
1990336+29.2%
1999260−22.6%
2006246−5.4%
2009244−0.8%

Transportation

The Bielsa tunnel under the Pyrenees connects Aragnouet and Bielsa in Spain. It was first opened in 1976. In 2002, the French government unilaterally decided to close the tunnel to heavy-goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes, a decision which caused serious concern in Aragon.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Debates – Thursday, 14 March 2002 – annex". European Parliament. 2002-03-14. Retrieved 2009-06-16.


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