Avajan

Avajan
Commune
Coat of arms of Avajan
Coat of arms
Location of Avajan
Map
Avajan is located in France
Avajan
Avajan
Avajan is located in Occitanie
Avajan
Avajan
Coordinates: 42°50′36″N 0°24′29″E / 42.8433°N 0.4081°E / 42.8433; 0.4081
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHautes-Pyrénées
ArrondissementBagnères-de-Bigorre
CantonNeste, Aure et Louron
IntercommunalityCC Aure Louron
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Gistau[1]
Area
1
3.29 km2 (1.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
80
 • Density24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
65050 /65240
Elevation880–1,687 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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 45—    
1975 30−5.63%
1982 52+8.17%
1990 58+1.37%
1999 68+1.78%
2009 76+1.12%
2014 66−2.78%
2020 80+3.26%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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