Azet

Azet is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.

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Place details

Locality: Azet
Region: Occitanie
Country: France
Population: 150

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Key facts

French commune.name: Azet
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image: Col d Azet.jpg
French commune.caption: The village, with Col d'Azet in the background
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason ville fr Azet (65).svg
French commune.arrondissement: Bagnères-de-Bigorre
French commune.canton: Neste, Aure et Louron
French commune.INSEE: 65058
French commune.postal code: 65170
French commune.mayor: Maryse Puyau
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality: Aure Louron
French commune.elevation m: 1172
French commune.elevation min m: 1055
French commune.elevation max m: 3020
French commune.area km2: 26.63

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Azet
Population: 146
Area: 26.63
Elevation: 1806
Image: Azet-Hautes-Pyrenees-en-hiver.JPG

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Commons category: Azet
postal code: 65170
male population: 71
female population: 77
P8168: Ulrike C. Tscharre
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +33-5-62-40-08-20

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Geography
Climate
Neighbouring communes and villages
Toponymy
History
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Administration
Population
Culture and heritage
Civil heritage
Religious heritage
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Azet is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.

==Geography== Azet is located some 55 km south by south-east of Tarbes and 20 km west of Bagnères-de-Luchon. Access to the commune is by road D225 from Estensan in the west to the village. The public square of the village is 1,172 metres above sea level at the intersection of the Aure and Louron valleys with the Col de Val Louron-Azet to the south-east. The commune is very rugged and inaccessible with extensive forests in the south.