Aragnouet

Aragnouet (French pronunciation: [aʁaɲwɛt]; Occitan: Aranhoet) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France. It is near with the Spanish border.

Aragnouet
Commune
The village of Aragnouet
Coat of arms
Location of Aragnouet
Aragnouet Show map of France Aragnouet Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 42°47′24″N 0°14′13″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Canton	Neste, Aure et Louron
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean Mouniq[1]
Area 1	108.29 km2 (41.81 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	286
• Density	2.64/km2 (6.84/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	65017 /65170
Elevation	956–3,194 m (3,136–10,479 ft) (avg. 1,100 m or 3,600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	201	—
1975	160	−3.21%
1982	260	+7.18%
1990	336	+3.26%
1999	260	−2.81%
2009	244	−0.63%
2014	239	−0.41%
2020	249	+0.69%
Source: INSEE[3]

Transport

The Bielsa tunnel under the Pyrenees connects Aragnouet and Bielsa in Spain. It was first opened in 1976. In 2002, the French government unilaterally decided to close the tunnel to heavy-goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes, a decision which caused serious concern in Aragon.^[4]

See also

• Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department