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Commune in Occitania, France
Batsère
Commune
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Location of Batsère
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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
Area2.3 km (0.9 sq mi)
Population36
 • Density16/km (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code65071 /65130
Elevation387–634 m (1,270–2,080 ft)
(avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (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, prefecture of the department and 11 km from Bagnères-de-Bigorre.

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).

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 Batsérois 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

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 de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  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
Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department


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