Gèdre

Gèdre

The village of Gèdre and the valley of the Gave de Gavarnie

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Gèdre

Coordinates: 42°47′14″N 0°01′12″E / 42.7872°N 0.02°E / 42.7872; 0.02Coordinates: 42°47′14″N 0°01′12″E / 42.7872°N 0.02°E / 42.7872; 0.02
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement Argelès-Gazost
Canton La Vallée des Gaves
Area1 14.46 km2 (5.58 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 292
  Density 20/km2 (52/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 65192 / 65120
Elevation 905–3,194 m (2,969–10,479 ft)
(avg. 1,000 m or 3,300 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Gèdre is a former commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Gavarnie-Gèdre.[1]

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References

  1. Arrêté préfectoral 18 December 2015
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