TARBES
Tarbes, town, capital of Hautes-Pyrénées département, Midi-Pyrénées région, southwestern France. It lies on the left bank of the Adour River, which descends from the Pyrenees into a fertile plain.
After the Roman occupation, when it was a town of considerable importance, Tarbes was seized for a time by the Arabs. In the 10th century it became the capital of the ancient countship of Bigorre, and it was captured by the English during the Hundred Years’ War (1337–1453). It suffered greatly in the Wars of Religion in the late 16th century. In 1814 the duke of Wellington, in command of British forces, won a battle against the French near the town.
A small 14th-century Gothic cloister has been transferred from the ruined Abbey of Saint-Severand-de-Rustan and rebuilt in the Jardin Massey, a park. Marshal Ferdinand Foch and the poet Théophile Gautier were natives of Tarbes.
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STATISTICS
Surface area hectares Population : 50 000 habitants Altitude 320 mètres
Access by road :
From Bordeaux / D50 et D59; Toulouse / D935 ou A64; - Lourdes / D935;
Pau / D943
By air :
Airports
Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées /
30 kms : 05.62.32.92.22
Pau-Pyrénées
53 kms : 05.59.33.33.00
Toulouse :
180kms
ESTATE AGENTS
For character properties for sale in the area visit
Agence Immobilière
Le Bonheur
96 Place de la Liberation
65700 Maubourguet
Tel : 05 62 96 94 27
Fax : 05 62 96 01 67
email : lebonheur.immo@gmail.com
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