Coordinates: 43°13′51″N 0°04′21″E / 43.230700°N 0.072600°E / 43.230700; 0.072600
| Commune of Tarbes |
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| Tarbes, Musée des Beaux-Arts |
| Location |
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| Administration |
| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
| Arrondissement | Tarbes |
| Canton | Chief town of 5 cantons |
| Intercommunality | Grand Tarbes |
| Mayor | Gérard Trémège
(2001–2008) |
| Statistics |
| Elevation | 284–326 m (930–1,070 ft)
(avg. 304 m/1,000 ft) |
| Land area1 | 15.33 km2 (5.92 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 47,491 (2006) |
| - Density | 3,098 /km2 (8,020 /sq mi) |
| 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: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Tarbes is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.
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. The 1st Parachute Hussar Regiment and 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment is stationed in Tarbes.
[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] Sports and recreation
[edit] Notable people
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 October, 1974), French rugby union player
- Nicolas Lopez (born 14 November, 1980), French sabre fencer
- Lionel Beauxis (born 24 October, 1985), French rugby union player
[edit] International relations
[edit] Twin towns — Sister cities
Tarbes is twinned with:
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