Hautes-Pyrénées
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: Region / Subdivision
Summary
Hautes-Pyrénées is a department in the Occitania region of southwestern France. It is named after the Pyrenees mountain range which dominates its southern border. Historically, the area was known as Bigorre and was part of Gascony.
Statistics
Area
4,464.00 km²
Population
231,349