Aventignan

Aventignan is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France.

Aventignan
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Aventignan
Aventignan Aventignan
Coordinates: 43°04′09″N 0°31′18″E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Canton	La Vallée de la Barousse
Intercommunality	Neste Barousse
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Yoan Rumeau
Area ^1	5.22 km^2 (2.02 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	205
• Density	39/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	65051 /65660
Elevation	434–783 m (1,424–2,569 ft) (avg. 448 m or 1,470 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Close to Aventignan are the Gargas caves, a natural underground formation of stalactites and stalagmites. The caves are sometimes described as the Grotto of Gargas, in reference to an ancient chieftain who used the place as a prison.[2]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1806	511	—
1832	798	+56.2%
1911	430	−46.1%
1921	335	−22.1%
1936	275	−17.9%
1946	261	−5.1%
1962	238	−8.8%
1968	272	+14.3%
1975	225	−17.3%
1982	216	−4.0%
1990	208	−3.7%
1999	180	−13.5%
2007	187	+3.9%
2009	180	−3.7%
2014	201	+11.7%

See also

• Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Baedeker, Karl (1907). Southern France including Corsica: handbook for travellers. Leipzig: K. Baedeker. p. 131. OCLC 1854952. Retrieved 2011-01-23. Montrejeau.