Arrondissement of Tarbes

The **arrondissement of Tarbes** is an arrondissement of France.  It is part of the Hautes-Pyrénées _department_ in the Occitanie region. Its capital, and of the department, is the city of Tarbes.

## History

When the Hautes-Pyrénées department was created on 17 February 1800, the _arrondissement_ of Tarbes was part of that original department and was made the capital (préfecture) of it.

## Geography

It is the most northern of the _arrondissements_ of the department, with an area of , the second in area of the department. It is the most populated _arrondissement_ with 143,753 inhabitants and a population density of  inhabitants/km².

The _arrondissement_ of Tarbes is bordered to the north by the Gers department, to the  east by the Haute-Garonne department, to the south _arrondissement_ of Bagnères-de-Bigorre, to the southwest by the _arrondissement_ of Argelès-Gazost and to west by the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department.

### 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_. In the _arrondissement_ of Tarbes, there are 10 cantons with all its _communes_ in the _arrondissement_. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and _arrondissements_:

|rowspan="2"|INSEE Code || rowspan="2" | Canton || colspan="3" | Arrondissements || rowspan="2" | Total|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|6501|Aureilhan|||3|**3**|
|6502|Bordères-sur-l'Échez|||7|**7**|
|6503|Les Coteaux|||77|**77**|
|6504|La Haute-Bigorre||13|1|**14**|
|6507|Moyen-Adour|||15|**15**|
|6509|Ossun|||17|**17**|
|6510|Tarbes-1|||part of Tarbes|part of Tarbes|
|6511|Tarbes-2|||part of Tarbes|part of Tarbes|
|6512|Tarbes-3|||part of Tarbes|part of Tarbes|
|6513|Val d'Adour-Rustan-Madiranais|||43|**43**|
|6514|La Vallée de l'Arros et des Baïses||33|37|**70**|
|6515|La Vallée de la Barousse||51|1|**52**|
|6517|Vic-en-Bigorre|||22|**22**|

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Tarbes has 212 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes):

1. Allier <small>(65005)</small>
1. Andrest <small>(65007)</small>
1. Angos <small>(65010)</small>
1. Ansost <small>(65013)</small>
1. Antin <small>(65015)</small>
1. Arcizac-Adour <small>(65019)</small>
1. Aries-Espénan <small>(65026)</small>
1. Artagnan <small>(65035)</small>
1. Aubarède <small>(65044)</small>
1. Aureilhan <small>(65047)</small>
1. Aurensan <small>(65048)</small>
1. Auriébat <small>(65049)</small>
1. Averan <small>(65052)</small>
1. Azereix <small>(65057)</small>
1. Barbachen <small>(65061)</small>
1. Barbazan-Debat <small>(65062)</small>
1. Barbazan-Dessus <small>(65063)</small>
1. Barry <small>(65067)</small>
1. Barthe <small>(65068)</small>
1. Bazet <small>(65072)</small>
1. Bazillac <small>(65073)</small>
1. Bazordan <small>(65074)</small>
1. Bégole <small>(65079)</small>
1. Bénac <small>(65080)</small>
1. Bernac-Debat <small>(65083)</small>
1. Bernac-Dessus <small>(65084)</small>
1. Bernadets-Debat <small>(65085)</small>
1. Bernadets-Dessus <small>(65086)</small>
1. Betbèze <small>(65088)</small>
1. Betpouy <small>(65090)</small>
1. Bonnefont <small>(65095)</small>
1. Bordères-sur-l'Échez <small>(65100)</small>
1. Bordes <small>(65101)</small>
1. Bouilh-Devant <small>(65102)</small>
1. Bouilh-Péreuilh <small>(65103)</small>
1. Boulin <small>(65104)</small>
1. Bours <small>(65108)</small>
1. Bugard <small>(65110)</small>
1. Burg <small>(65113)</small>
1. Buzon <small>(65114)</small>
1. Cabanac <small>(65115)</small>
1. Caharet <small>(65118)</small>
1. Caixon <small>(65119)</small>
1. Calavanté <small>(65120)</small>
1. Camalès <small>(65121)</small>
1. Campuzan <small>(65126)</small>
1. Castelnau-Magnoac <small>(65129)</small>
1. Castelnau-Rivière-Basse <small>(65130)</small>
1. Castelvieilh <small>(65131)</small>
1. Castéra-Lanusse <small>(65132)</small>
1. Castéra-Lou <small>(65133)</small>
1. Casterets <small>(65134)</small>
1. Caubous <small>(65136)</small>
1. Caussade-Rivière <small>(65137)</small>
1. Chelle-Debat <small>(65142)</small>
1. Chis <small>(65146)</small>
1. Cizos <small>(65148)</small>
1. Clarac <small>(65149)</small>
1. Collongues <small>(65151)</small>
1. Coussan <small>(65153)</small>
1. Devèze <small>(65155)</small>
1. Dours <small>(65156)</small>
1. Escaunets <small>(65160)</small>
1. Escondeaux <small>(65161)</small>
1. Estampures <small>(65170)</small>
1. Estirac <small>(65174)</small>
1. Fontrailles <small>(65177)</small>
1. Fréchède <small>(65178)</small>
1. Fréchou-Fréchet <small>(65181)</small>
1. Gardères <small>(65185)</small>
1. Gaussan <small>(65187)</small>
1. Gayan <small>(65189)</small>
1. Gensac <small>(65196)</small>
1. Gonez <small>(65204)</small>
1. Goudon <small>(65206)</small>
1. Guizerix <small>(65213)</small>
1. Hachan <small>(65214)</small>
1. Hagedet <small>(65215)</small>
1. Hères <small>(65219)</small>
1. Hibarette <small>(65220)</small>
1. Hitte <small>(65222)</small>
1. Horgues <small>(65223)</small>
1. Hourc <small>(65225)</small>
1. Ibos <small>(65226)</small>
1. Jacque <small>(65232)</small>
1. Juillan <small>(65235)</small>
1. Labatut-Rivière <small>(65240)</small>
1. Lacassagne <small>(65242)</small>
1. Lafitole <small>(65243)</small>
1. Lagarde <small>(65244)</small>
1. Lahitte-Toupière <small>(65248)</small>
1. Lalanne <small>(65249)</small>
1. Lalanne-Trie <small>(65250)</small>
1. Laloubère <small>(65251)</small>
1. Lamarque-Pontacq <small>(65252)</small>
1. Lamarque-Rustaing <small>(65253)</small>
1. Laméac <small>(65254)</small>
1. Lanespède <small>(65256)</small>
1. Lanne <small>(65257)</small>
1. Lansac <small>(65259)</small>
1. Lapeyre <small>(65260)</small>
1. Laran <small>(65261)</small>
1. Larreule <small>(65262)</small>
1. Larroque <small>(65263)</small>
1. Lascazères <small>(65264)</small>
1. Laslades <small>(65265)</small>
1. Lassales <small>(65266)</small>
1. Layrisse <small>(65268)</small>
1. Lescurry <small>(65269)</small>
1. Lespouey <small>(65270)</small>
1. Lhez <small>(65272)</small>
1. Liac <small>(65273)</small>
1. Lizos <small>(65276)</small>
1. Loucrup <small>(65281)</small>
1. Louey <small>(65284)</small>
1. Louit <small>(65285)</small>
1. Lubret-Saint-Luc <small>(65288)</small>
1. Luby-Betmont <small>(65289)</small>
1. Luc <small>(65290)</small>
1. Luquet <small>(65292)</small>
1. Lustar <small>(65293)</small>
1. Madiran <small>(65296)</small>
1. Mansan <small>(65297)</small>
1. Marquerie <small>(65298)</small>
1. Marsac <small>(65299)</small>
1. Marseillan <small>(65301)</small>
1. Mascaras <small>(65303)</small>
1. Maubourguet <small>(65304)</small>
1. Mazerolles <small>(65308)</small>
1. Mingot <small>(65311)</small>
1. Momères <small>(65313)</small>
1. Montfaucon <small>(65314)</small>
1. Monléon-Magnoac <small>(65315)</small>
1. Monlong <small>(65316)</small>
1. Montignac <small>(65321)</small>
1. Moulédous <small>(65324)</small>
1. Moumoulous <small>(65325)</small>
1. Mun <small>(65326)</small>
1. Nouilhan <small>(65330)</small>
1. Odos <small>(65331)</small>
1. Oléac-Debat <small>(65332)</small>
1. Oléac-Dessus <small>(65333)</small>
1. Organ <small>(65336)</small>
1. Orieux <small>(65337)</small>
1. Orincles <small>(65339)</small>
1. Orleix <small>(65340)</small>
1. Oroix <small>(65341)</small>
1. Osmets <small>(65342)</small>
1. Ossun <small>(65344)</small>
1. Oueilloux <small>(65346)</small>
1. Oursbelille <small>(65350)</small>
1. Ozon <small>(65353)</small>
1. Peyraube <small>(65357)</small>
1. Peyret-Saint-André <small>(65358)</small>
1. Peyriguère <small>(65359)</small>
1. Peyrun <small>(65361)</small>
1. Pintac <small>(65364)</small>
1. Poumarous <small>(65367)</small>
1. Pouy <small>(65368)</small>
1. Pouyastruc <small>(65369)</small>
1. Pujo <small>(65372)</small>
1. Puntous <small>(65373)</small>
1. Puydarrieux <small>(65374)</small>
1. Rabastens-de-Bigorre <small>(65375)</small>
1. Ricaud <small>(65378)</small>
1. Sabalos <small>(65380)</small>
1. Sadournin <small>(65383)</small>
1. Saint-Lanne <small>(65387)</small>
1. Saint-Lézer <small>(65390)</small>
1. Saint-Martin <small>(65392)</small>
1. Saint-Sever-de-Rustan <small>(65397)</small>
1. Salles-Adour <small>(65401)</small>
1. Sanous <small>(65403)</small>
1. Sariac-Magnoac <small>(65404)</small>
1. Sarniguet <small>(65406)</small>
1. Sarriac-Bigorre <small>(65409)</small>
1. Sarrouilles <small>(65410)</small>
1. Sauveterre <small>(65412)</small>
1. Ségalas <small>(65414)</small>
1. Séméac <small>(65417)</small>
1. Sénac <small>(65418)</small>
1. Sère-Rustaing <small>(65423)</small>
1. Séron <small>(65422)</small>
1. Siarrouy <small>(65425)</small>
1. Sinzos <small>(65426)</small>
1. Sombrun <small>(65429)</small>
1. Soréac <small>(65430)</small>
1. Soublecause <small>(65432)</small>
1. Soues <small>(65433)</small>
1. Souyeaux <small>(65436)</small>
1. Talazac <small>(65438)</small>
1. Tarasteix <small>(65439)</small>
1. Tarbes <small>(65440)</small>
1. Thermes-Magnoac <small>(65442)</small>
1. Thuy <small>(65443)</small>
1. Tostat <small>(65446)</small>
1. Tournay <small>(65447)</small>
1. Tournous-Darré <small>(65448)</small>
1. Trie-sur-Baïse <small>(65452)</small>
1. Trouley-Labarthe <small>(65454)</small>
1. Ugnouas <small>(65457)</small>
1. Vic-en-Bigorre <small>(65460)</small>
1. Vidou <small>(65461)</small>
1. Vidouze <small>(65462)</small>
1. Vielle-Adour <small>(65464)</small>
1. Vieuzos <small>(65468)</small>
1. Villefranque <small>(65472)</small>
1. Villembits <small>(65474)</small>
1. Villemur <small>(65475)</small>
1. Villenave-près-Béarn <small>(65476)</small>
1. Villenave-près-Marsac <small>(65477)</small>
1. Visker <small>(65479)</small>

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|65440|Tarbes|41,382|Tarbes-1, Tarbes-2 and Tarbes-3|Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Tarbes|
|65047|Aureilhan|7,879|Aureilhan|Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Tarbes|
|65460|Vic-en-Bigorre|5,004|Vic-en-Bigorre|Vic-Montaner|
|65100|Bordères-sur-l'Échez|4,879|Bordères-sur-l'Échez|Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Tarbes|
|65417|Séméac|4,803|Aureilhan|Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Tarbes|
|65235|Juillan|4,104|Ossun|Le Canton d'Ossun|
|65062|Barbazan-Debat|3,427|Moyen-Adour|Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Tarbes|
|65331|Odos|3,219|Moyen-Adour|Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Tarbes|
|65433|Soues|3,049|Aureilhan|Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Tarbes|

## Related pages

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

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Tarbes
- **insee**: 653
- **nbcomm**: 212
- **prefecture**: y
- **seat**: Tarbes
- **area**: 1380.4
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Tarbes 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Occitanie