Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost

The arrondissement of Argeles-Gazost is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Hautes-Pyrenees department in the Occitanie region. Its capital is the city of Argeles-Gazost.
History
When the arrondissements were created in 1800, Argeles-Gazost was one of them in the Hautes-Pyrenees department.
In 1926, the arrondissement of Argeles-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 Argeles-Gazost is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Tarbes, to the east by the arrondissement of Bagneres-de-Bigorre, to the south by Spain and to west by the Pyrenees-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 Argeles-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 Vallee des Gaves (6516) - 48 communes.
Communes
The arrondissement of Argeles-Gazost has 87 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):
Adast (65001)
Ade (65002)
Agos-Vidalos (65004)
Les Angles (65011)
Arbeost (65018)
Arcizac-ez-Angles (65020)
Arcizans-Avant (65021)
Arcizans-Dessus (65022)
Argeles-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)
Bareges (65481)
Barlest (65065)
Bartres (65070)
Beaucens (65077)
Berberust-Lias (65082)
Betpouey (65089)
Boo-Silhen (65098)
Bourreac (65107)
Bun (65112)
Cauterets (65138)
Cheust (65144)
Cheze (65145)
Escoubes-Pouts (65164)
Esquieze-Sere (65168)
Estaing (65169)
Esterre (65173)
Ferrieres (65176)
Gaillagos (65182)
Gavarnie-Gedre (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)
Lezignan (65271)
Loubajac (65280)
Lourdes (65286)
Lugagnan (65291)
Luz-Saint-Sauveur (65295)
Omex (65334)
Ossen (65343)
Ossun-ez-Angles (65345)
Ourdis-Cotdoussan (65348)
Ourdon (65349)
Ouste (65351)
Ouzous (65352)
Pareac (65355)
Peyrouse (65360)
Pierrefitte-Nestalas (65362)
Poueyferre (65366)
Prechac (65371)
Saint-Creac (65386)
Saint-Pastous (65393)
Saint-Pe-de-Bigorre (65395)
Saint-Savin (65396)
Saligos (65399)
Salles (65400)
Sassis (65411)
Sazos (65413)
Segus (65415)
Sere-en-Lavedan (65420)
Sere-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-Pyrenees department
Communes of the Hautes-Pyrenees department
References
Argeles-Gazost