Bartrès

Bartrès (French pronunciation: [baʁtʁɛs]; Occitan: Bartrés) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France.^[3]

Bartrès
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Bartrès
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Coordinates: 43°07′28″N 0°02′47″W
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Argelès-Gazost
Canton	Lourdes-1
Intercommunality	CA Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Clave[1]
Area 1	7.31 km2 (2.82 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	510
• Density	70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	65070 /65100
Elevation	439–575 m (1,440–1,886 ft) (avg. 430 m or 1,410 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bartrès

The village is famous for its association with St. Bernadette Soubirous. St. Bernadette was sent there in her infancy to a wet nurse, and again in her early teens to work for the same lady as a shepherdess. Today, the village is visited by numerous pilgrims who come to pray at the village church and venerate a relic of the saint.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	167	—
1975	197	+2.39%
1982	302	+6.29%
1990	349	+1.82%
1999	351	+0.06%
2009	483	+3.24%
2014	479	−0.17%
2020	560	+2.64%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department