Coordinates: 43°03′46″N 0°17′24″E / 43.0628°N 0.29°E / 43.0628; 0.29

Batsère

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Batsère
Commune
Coat of arms of Batsère
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Batsère is located in France
Batsère
Batsère
Batsère is located in Occitanie
Batsère
Batsère
Coordinates: 43°03′46″N 0°17′24″E / 43.0628°N 0.29°E / 43.0628; 0.29
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHautes-Pyrénées
ArrondissementBagnères-de-Bigorre
CantonLa Vallée de l'Arros et des Baïses
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Hervé Carrère[1]
Area
1
2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
31
 • Density13/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
65071 /65130
Elevation387–634 m (1,270–2,080 ft)
(avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Batsère (French pronunciation: [batsɛʁ]; Occitan: Vathsèra) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France.

Geography

Batsère is located 26 km (orthodromic distance) from Tarbes,[3] prefecture of the department and 11 km from Bagnères-de-Bigorre.[4]

The territory of the commune is vulnerable to various natural hazards: meteorological (storms, thunderstorms, snow, extreme cold, heat wave or drought), floods, forest fires, land movements and earthquakes (medium seismicity).[5]

Population

Batsère is a rural commune with 31 inhabitants as of 2021. There was a peak population of 179 in 1872. Its inhabitants are called Batsers or Batséroises in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 43—    
1975 39−1.39%
1982 30−3.68%
1990 36+2.31%
1999 38+0.60%
2009 47+2.15%
2014 41−2.69%
2020 32−4.05%
Source: INSEE[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Georg, Stephan. "Distance entre Batsère et Tarbes". distance.to.
  4. ^ Georg, Stephan. "Distance entre Batsère et Bagnères-de-Bigorre". distance.to.
  5. ^ Ministère de la transition écologiques et de la cohésion des territoires. "Les risques près de chez moi - Bastère". Géorisques (in French).
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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