Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost

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).

### 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_:

1. Lourdes-1  <small>(6505)</small> - 11 _communes_ + part of Lourdes;
1. Lourdes-2 <small>(6506)</small> - 27 _communes_ + part of Lourdes); and
1. La Vallée des Gaves <small>(6516)</small> - 48 _communes_.

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Argelès-Gazost has 87 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes):

1. Adast <small>(65001)</small>
1. Adé <small>(65002)</small>
1. Agos-Vidalos <small>(65004)</small>
1. Les Angles <small>(65011)</small>
1. Arbéost <small>(65018)</small>
1. Arcizac-ez-Angles <small>(65020)</small>
1. Arcizans-Avant <small>(65021)</small>
1. Arcizans-Dessus <small>(65022)</small>
1. Argelès-Gazost <small>(65025)</small>
1. Arras-en-Lavedan <small>(65029)</small>
1. Arrayou-Lahitte <small>(65247)</small>
1. Arrens-Marsous <small>(65032)</small>
1. Arrodets-ez-Angles <small>(65033)</small>
1. Artalens-Souin <small>(65036)</small>
1. Artigues <small>(65038)</small>
1. Aspin-en-Lavedan <small>(65040)</small>
1. Aucun <small>(65045)</small>
1. Ayros-Arbouix <small>(65055)</small>
1. Ayzac-Ost <small>(65056)</small>
1. Barèges <small>(65481)</small>
1. Barlest <small>(65065)</small>
1. Bartrès <small>(65070)</small>
1. Beaucens <small>(65077)</small>
1. Berbérust-Lias <small>(65082)</small>
1. Betpouey <small>(65089)</small>
1. Boô-Silhen <small>(65098)</small>
1. Bourréac <small>(65107)</small>
1. Bun <small>(65112)</small>
1. Cauterets <small>(65138)</small>
1. Cheust <small>(65144)</small>
1. Chèze <small>(65145)</small>
1. Escoubès-Pouts <small>(65164)</small>
1. Esquièze-Sère <small>(65168)</small>
1. Estaing <small>(65169)</small>
1. Esterre <small>(65173)</small>
1. Ferrières <small>(65176)</small>
1. Gaillagos <small>(65182)</small>
1. Gavarnie-Gèdre <small>(65192)</small>
1. Gazost <small>(65191)</small>
1. Ger <small>(65197)</small>
1. Germs-sur-l'Oussouet <small>(65200)</small>
1. Geu <small>(65201)</small>
1. Gez <small>(65202)</small>
1. Gez-ez-Angles <small>(65203)</small>
1. Grust <small>(65210)</small>
1. Jarret <small>(65233)</small>
1. Julos <small>(65236)</small>
1. Juncalas <small>(65237)</small>
1. Lau-Balagnas <small>(65267)</small>
1. Lézignan <small>(65271)</small>
1. Loubajac <small>(65280)</small>
1. Lourdes <small>(65286)</small>
1. Lugagnan <small>(65291)</small>
1. Luz-Saint-Sauveur <small>(65295)</small>
1. Omex <small>(65334)</small>
1. Ossen <small>(65343)</small>
1. Ossun-ez-Angles <small>(65345)</small>
1. Ourdis-Cotdoussan <small>(65348)</small>
1. Ourdon <small>(65349)</small>
1. Ousté <small>(65351)</small>
1. Ouzous <small>(65352)</small>
1. Paréac <small>(65355)</small>
1. Peyrouse <small>(65360)</small>
1. Pierrefitte-Nestalas <small>(65362)</small>
1. Poueyferré <small>(65366)</small>
1. Préchac <small>(65371)</small>
1. Saint-Créac <small>(65386)</small>
1. Saint-Pastous <small>(65393)</small>
1. Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre <small>(65395)</small>
1. Saint-Savin <small>(65396)</small>
1. Saligos <small>(65399)</small>
1. Salles <small>(65400)</small>
1. Sassis <small>(65411)</small>
1. Sazos <small>(65413)</small>
1. Ségus <small>(65415)</small>
1. Sère-en-Lavedan <small>(65420)</small>
1. Sère-Lanso <small>(65421)</small>
1. Sers <small>(65424)</small>
1. Sireix <small>(65428)</small>
1. Soulom <small>(65435)</small>
1. Uz <small>(65458)</small>
1. Viella <small>(65463)</small>
1. Vier-Bordes <small>(65467)</small>
1. Viey <small>(65469)</small>
1. Viger <small>(65470)</small>
1. Villelongue <small>(65473)</small>
1. Viscos <small>(65478)</small>

There are only 4 _communes_ with more of 1,000 inhabitants in the _arrondissement_; they are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|65286|Lourdes|14,361|Lourdes-1 and Lourdes-2|Le Pays de Lourdes|
|65025|Argelès-Gazost|3,020|La Vallée des Gaves|La Vallée d'Argelès-Gazost|
|65395|Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre|1,187|Lourdes-1|Le Pays de Lourdes|
|65362|Pierrefitte-Nestalas|1,184|La Vallée des Gaves|La Vallée de Saint-Savin|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Hautes-Pyrénées department
- Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Argelès-Gazost
- **insee**: 651
- **nbcomm**: 87
- **prefecture**: n
- **seat**: Argelès-Gazost
- **area**: 1300.2
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Argelès-Gazost 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Occitanie