Argelès-Gazost

Argelès-Gazost (French pronunciation: [aʁʒəlɛs ɡazɔst] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Argelèrs de Gasòst) is a commune and a subprefecture of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France.^[3]

Argelès-Gazost
Subprefecture and commune
The view of the village from Hautacam
Coat of arms
Location of Argelès-Gazost
Argelès-Gazost Show map of France Argelès-Gazost Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°00′N 0°06′W
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Argelès-Gazost
Canton	La Vallée des Gaves
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gaëlle Vallin[1]
Area 1	3.05 km2 (1.18 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,805
• Density	920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	65025 /65400
Elevation	412–600 m (1,352–1,969 ft) (avg. 460 m or 1,510 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The Pyrénées Animal Park is located in Argelès-Gazost.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 775 —     1800 713 −1.18% 1806 831 +2.59% 1821 878 +0.37% 1831 1,357 +4.45% 1836 1,420 +0.91% 1841 1,589 +2.27% 1846 1,684 +1.17% 1851 1,662 −0.26% 1856 1,684 +0.26% 1861 1,686 +0.02% 1866 1,698 +0.14% 1872 1,658 −0.40% 1876 1,743 +1.26% 1881 1,808 +0.73% 1886 1,894 +0.93% 1891 1,733 −1.76% 1896 1,882 +1.66% 1901 1,836 −0.49%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 1,737 −1.10% 1911 1,739 +0.02% 1921 1,632 −0.63% 1926 1,669 +0.45% 1931 1,719 +0.59% 1936 2,019 +3.27% 1946 2,317 +1.39% 1954 2,556 +1.23% 1962 3,414 +3.68% 1968 3,629 +1.02% 1975 3,455 −0.70% 1982 3,304 −0.64% 1990 3,229 −0.29% 1999 3,241 +0.04% 2007 3,255 +0.05% 2012 3,069 −1.17% 2017 2,901 −1.12% 2019 2,911 +0.17%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Climate

Climate data for Argelès-Gazost (Ayros-Arbouix), elevation 478 m (1,568 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1982–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	24.0 (75.2)	26.4 (79.5)	27.5 (81.5)	33.0 (91.4)	34.3 (93.7)	39.6 (103.3)	40.0 (104.0)	41.5 (106.7)	36.0 (96.8)	34.6 (94.3)	28.5 (83.3)	27.5 (81.5)	41.5 (106.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	11.2 (52.2)	11.8 (53.2)	14.9 (58.8)	16.4 (61.5)	20.0 (68.0)	23.3 (73.9)	25.4 (77.7)	25.9 (78.6)	22.8 (73.0)	19.4 (66.9)	14.2 (57.6)	11.7 (53.1)	18.1 (64.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	6.5 (43.7)	6.9 (44.4)	9.7 (49.5)	11.3 (52.3)	14.8 (58.6)	18.0 (64.4)	20.0 (68.0)	20.3 (68.5)	17.3 (63.1)	14.3 (57.7)	9.5 (49.1)	7.3 (45.1)	13.0 (55.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	1.9 (35.4)	2.0 (35.6)	4.4 (39.9)	6.2 (43.2)	9.6 (49.3)	12.7 (54.9)	14.7 (58.5)	14.8 (58.6)	11.8 (53.2)	9.2 (48.6)	4.9 (40.8)	2.9 (37.2)	7.9 (46.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−17.5 (0.5)	−13.0 (8.6)	−10.0 (14.0)	−4.2 (24.4)	−1.5 (29.3)	3.0 (37.4)	6.0 (42.8)	4.0 (39.2)	2.0 (35.6)	−2.0 (28.4)	−9.0 (15.8)	−8.0 (17.6)	−17.5 (0.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	110.1 (4.33)	90.0 (3.54)	86.3 (3.40)	106.5 (4.19)	103.0 (4.06)	81.9 (3.22)	65.8 (2.59)	60.6 (2.39)	68.4 (2.69)	83.1 (3.27)	137.3 (5.41)	105.2 (4.14)	1,098.2 (43.24)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	11.6	10.3	10.3	12.9	13.5	10.3	8.1	8.0	8.8	10.0	12.4	11.1	127.2
Source: Meteociel[6]

See also

• Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department