Tarbes
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Commune of Tarbes | ||
| Image:Tarbes-garden.jpg | ||
| Tarbes, Musée des Beaux-Arts | ||
| Location | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées | |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées (préfecture) | |
| Arrondissement | Tarbes | |
| Canton | Chief town of 5 cantons | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Tarbes | |
| Mayor | Gérard Trémège (2001-2008) | |
| Statistics | ||
| Elevation | 284 m–326 m (avg. 304 m) | |
| Land area¹ | 15.33 km² | |
| Population² (1999) | 46,275 | |
| - Density | 3,019/km² (1999) | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| INSEE/Postal code | 65440/ 65000 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | ||
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Tarbes is a French town and commune, in the département of Hautes-Pyrénées, of which it is the préfecture. It is part of the historical region of Gascony. It is the second largest metropolitan area of Midi-Pyrénées, with 110,000 inhabitants.
It is the seat of the diocese of Tarbes-et-Lourdes.
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[edit] Geography
To the south of Tarbes is the pilgrimage town of Lourdes and the border with Spain. The Pyrenees mountains, lying along the border between France and Spain, can be seen from the town.
[edit] 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).
- The city also has a rugby union team - Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby.
- One of the stages of the 2006 Tour de France departed from Tarbes.
- The 2001 Tour de France included Tarbes as part of its route.
[edit] 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
- Lionel Beauxis (born 24 Oct, 1985), French rugby union player.
[edit] Twin towns
Tarbes is twinned with:
[edit] External links
- Guide of Tarbes
- Tarbes town council website (in French)
- Tourism office website (in French)
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