Viscos
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A general view of Viscos | ||
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Location within Midi-Pyrénées region  Viscos | ||
| Coordinates: 42°54′39″N 0°02′34″W / 42.9108°N 0.0428°WCoordinates: 42°54′39″N 0°02′34″W / 42.9108°N 0.0428°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées | |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées | |
| Arrondissement | Argelès-Gazost | |
| Canton | La Vallée des Gaves | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Guy Lonca | |
| Area1 | 6.52 km2 (2.52 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 41 | |
| • Density | 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 65478 / 65120 | |
| Elevation |
520–2,139 m (1,706–7,018 ft) (avg. 800 m or 2,600 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Viscos is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. It is famous for being the setting of Brazilian author Paulo Coelho's 2000 novel The Devil and Miss Prym.
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