Canton of La Haute-Bigorre

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The canton of La Haute-Bigorre is an administrative division of the Hautes-Pyrénées department, southwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Bagnères-de-Bigorre.^[1]

The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's arrondissements and departments.

Hautes-Pyrénées is a department in southwestern France. It is part of the Occitanie region.

In the administrative divisions of France, the department is one of the three levels of government below the national level, between the administrative regions and the commune. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as regions. Departments are further subdivided into 334 arrondissements, themselves divided into cantons; the last two have no autonomy, and are used for the organisation of police, fire departments, and sometimes, elections.

It consists of the following communes:^[1]

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Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost, with 87 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 39,130 in 2013.
Arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre, with 171 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 46,397 in 2013.
Arrondissement of Tarbes, with 212 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 143,341 in 2013.

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The canton of Aureilhan is an administrative division of the Hautes-Pyrénées department, southwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Aureilhan.

The canton of Bordères-sur-l'Échez is an administrative division of the Hautes-Pyrénées department, southwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Bordères-sur-l'Échez.

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The canton of Moyen Adour is an administrative division of the Hautes-Pyrénées department, southwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Barbazan-Debat.

The cantons of Tarbes are administrative divisions of the Hautes-Pyrénées department, in southwestern France. Since the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the city of Tarbes is subdivided into 3 cantons. Their seat is in Tarbes.

The canton of Val d'Adour-Rustan-Madiranais is an administrative division of the Hautes-Pyrénées department, southwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Maubourguet.

The canton of La Vallée de la Barousse is an administrative division of the Hautes-Pyrénées department, southwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Lannemezan.

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1 2 "Décret n° 2014-242 du 25 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Hautes-Pyrénées | Legifrance" . Retrieved 2017-07-13.

Coordinates: 43°04′N0°09′E / 43.07°N 0.15°E / 43.07; 0.15

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[decret-1] 1 2 "Décret n° 2014-242 du 25 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Hautes-Pyrénées | Legifrance" . Retrieved 2017-07-13.