Title: Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost Content: The arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region. Its capital is the city of Argelès-Gazost. ==History== When the arrondissements were created in 1800, Argelès-Gazost was one of them in the Hautes-Pyrénées department. In 1926, the arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost was eliminated but, in 1942, it was made again an arrondissement. ==Geography== It is the smallest of the arrondissements of the department with an area of , and a population 39,130 inhabitants; its population density is of inhabitants/km². The arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Tarbes, to the east by the arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre, to the south by Spain and to west by the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department (Nouvelle-Aquitaine region). ==Composition== ===Cantons=== After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements. The three cantons found in the arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost have all their communes in the arrondissement: # Lourdes-1 (6505) \- 11 communes + part of Lourdes; # Lourdes-2 (6506) \- 27 communes + part of Lourdes); and # La Vallée des Gaves (6516) \- 48 communes. ===Communes=== The arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost has 87 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes): # Adast (65001) # Adé (65002) # Agos-Vidalos (65004) # Les Angles (65011) # Arbéost (65018) # Arcizac-ez- Angles (65020) # Arcizans-Avant (65021) # Arcizans-Dessus (65022) # Argelès- Gazost (65025) # Arras-en-Lavedan (65029) # Arrayou-Lahitte (65247) # Arrens- Marsous (65032) # Arrodets-ez-Angles (65033) # Artalens-Souin (65036) # Artigues (65038) # Aspin-en-Lavedan (65040) # Aucun (65045) # Ayros-Arbouix (65055) # Ayzac-Ost (65056) # Barèges (65481) # Barlest (65065) # Bartrès (65070) # Beaucens (65077) # Berbérust-Lias (65082) # Betpouey (65089) # Boô- Silhen (65098) # Bourréac (65107) # Bun (65112) # Cauterets (65138) # Cheust (65144) # Chèze (65145) # Escoubès-Pouts (65164) # Esquièze-Sère (65168) # Estaing (65169) # Esterre (65173) # Ferrières (65176) # Gaillagos (65182) # Gavarnie-Gèdre (65192) # Gazost (65191) # Ger (65197) # Germs-sur-l'Oussouet (65200) # Geu (65201) # Gez (65202) # Gez-ez-Angles (65203) # Grust (65210) # Jarret (65233) # Julos (65236) # Juncalas (65237) # Lau-Balagnas (65267) # Lézignan (65271) # Loubajac (65280) # Lourdes (65286) # Lugagnan (65291) # Luz-Saint-Sauveur (65295) # Omex (65334) # Ossen (65343) # Ossun-ez-Angles (65345) # Ourdis-Cotdoussan (65348) # Ourdon (65349) # Ousté (65351) # Ouzous (65352) # Paréac (65355) # Peyrouse (65360) # Pierrefitte-Nestalas (65362) # Poueyferré (65366) # Préchac (65371) # Saint-Créac (65386) # Saint-Pastous (65393) # Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre (65395) # Saint-Savin (65396) # Saligos (65399) # Salles (65400) # Sassis (65411) # Sazos (65413) # Ségus (65415) # Sère-en- Lavedan (65420) # Sère-Lanso (65421) # Sers (65424) # Sireix (65428) # Soulom (65435) # Uz (65458) # Viella (65463) # Vier-Bordes (65467) # Viey (65469) # Viger (65470) # Villelongue (65473) # Viscos (65478) There are only 4 communes with more of 1,000 inhabitants in the arrondissement; they are:  ==Related pages== * Arrondissements of the Hautes-Pyrénées department * Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department