Argelès-Gazost

Argelès-Gazost () is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France in the Occitanie region. It is part of the historical region of Gascony and is the capital of the "arrondissement" of Argelès-Gazost.
History.
Argelès-Gazost was made a "commune" in 1790 with the name of Argelès; it was merged in 1824 with the "commune" of Vieuzac. Vieuzac was also made a "commune" in 1790.
The name of the "commune", Argelès, was changed to Argelès-Gazost in 1896.
Geography.
Argelès-Gazost is a "commune" in the Lavedan (a natural region in the Pyrenees), at the confluence of the Gave de Pau and Gave d'Azun rivers, between Lourdes and Gavarnie.
It has an area of and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .
Climate.
The climate of Argelès-Gazost, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
Population.
The inhabitants of Argelès-Gazost are known, in French, as "Argelésiens" (women: "Argelésiennes").
Argelès-Gazost has a population, in 2014, of 3,020, and its population density is of inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Argelès-Gazost
Administration.
Argelès-Gazost is a subprefecture of the Hautes-Pyrénées department since 1790. It is also the capital of the "arrondissement" of Argelès-Gazost and the administrative centre () of the canton La Vallée des Gaves with 50 "communes" and 15,743 inhabitants in 2014.
It is part of the intercommunality "La Vallée d'Argelès-Gazost" ().
Sites of interest.
Some important buildings and places are: