Bordères-sur-l'Échez (French pronunciation: [bɔʁdɛʁ syʁ leʃɛs], literally Bordères on the Échez; Occitan: Bordèras) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France. It is approximately 6 km northwest of Tarbes.
Bordères-sur-l'Échez | |
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_1.jpg) View of town hall of Bordères-sur-l'Échez | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Bordères-sur-l'Échez  | |
  Bordères-sur-l'Échez  Bordères-sur-l'Échez | |
| Coordinates: 43°16′N 0°03′E / 43.26°N 0.05°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
| Arrondissement | Tarbes |
| Canton | Bordères-sur-l'Échez |
| Intercommunality | CA Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jérôme Crampe[1] |
| Area 1 | 15.95 km2 (6.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 5,407 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 65100 /65320 |
| Elevation | 273–378 m (896–1,240 ft) (avg. 287 m or 942 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population edit
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Borderais, and has the nickname named Les Cabilats.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,950 | — |
| 1975 | 3,426 | +2.16% |
| 1982 | 3,712 | +1.15% |
| 1990 | 3,893 | +0.60% |
| 1999 | 3,551 | −1.02% |
| 2007 | 4,024 | +1.58% |
| 2012 | 4,639 | +2.89% |
| 2017 | 5,227 | +2.42% |
| 2019 | 5,357 | +1.24% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
International relations edit
The commune of Bordères-sur-l'Échez was twinned with:
See also edit
- Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department
- Michèle Artigue, mathematician, born in Bordères-sur-l'Échez in 1946
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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