Barèges
Barèges | |
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Traditional Pyrenees house in Barèges | |
Location of Barèges | |
| Coordinates: 42°53′52″N 0°03′57″E / 42.8978°N 0.0658°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
| Arrondissement | Argelès-Gazost |
| Canton | La Vallée des Gaves |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Arribet |
Area 1 | 45.84 km2 (17.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 136 |
| • Density | 3.0/km2 (7.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Barégeois, Barégeoise (FR) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 65481 /65120 |
| Elevation | 1,070–3,087 m (3,510–10,128 ft) (avg. 1,250 m or 4,100 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Barèges (French pronunciation: [baʁɛʒ]; Occitan: Varètja, [barˈεd͡ʒo], Barètja in the Gascon dialect) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, administrative region of Occitania, southwestern France. It is situated in the valley of the Bastan on the former Route nationale 618 (the "Route of the Pyrenees") on the western side of the Col du Tourmalet.
Its spa has been known since the beginning of the 17th century and is the highest in the Pyrenees. It is famous also for the ski resort of Barèges, part of the Domaine du Tourmalet, as well as its landscapes.