Gavarnie-Gèdre

Gavarnie-Gèdre is a commune in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées, southwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Gavarnie and Gèdre.[2]

Gavarnie-Gèdre
Commune
A general view of Gèdre
Location of Gavarnie-Gèdre
Gavarnie-Gèdre
Gavarnie-Gèdre
Coordinates: 42°47′20″N 0°01′08″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentHautes-Pyrénées
ArrondissementArgelès-Gazost
CantonLa Vallée des Gaves
Area
1
227.08 km2 (87.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
345
 • Density1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
65192 /65120
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Landmarks

The place is famed primarily for the Cirque de Gavarnie, which is a glacial valley. The southern border is on the mountains, with Aragon, Spain.[3]

In the village of Gavarnie is a small church. The church, built around the 12th Century, lies on the Camino route. The church contains a cabinet which claims to hold the skulls of a number of the Knights Templar who died whilst traveling to Compostela. The church was an influential factor in the listing of the village of Gavarnie as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3] The village is visited by those who ski and by HCPT Pilgrimages to Lourdes.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 18 December 2015 (in French)
  3. "CIRQUE DE GAVARNIE". Lourdes.


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