Pigüé
Pigüé () is a town in Argentina located in the Pampas, south-west of Buenos Aires. It was founded by 165 Occitan-speaking French immigrants from Aveyron (Avairon in occitan) and one Argentine of direct Irish descent on December 4, 1884. The urban population is now 13,822 (INDEC 2001) and has increased by 9.5% since the 1991 census. Pigüé is the administrative centre of Saavedra Partido, Buenos Aires Province.
Key facts
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- Pigüé
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- Argentina
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- bottom
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- Location in Argentina
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- 200
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- Country
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- Province
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- Buenos Aires
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- Partido
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- Saavedra
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- Founded
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- December 4, 1884
Article
9 sectionsContents
- History
- A brief account
- Background and preparation
- First steps in the promised land
- Climate
- The founding 166
- See also
- References
- External links
Pigüé () is a town in Argentina located in the Pampas, south-west of Buenos Aires. It was founded by 165 Occitan-speaking French immigrants from Aveyron (Avairon in occitan) and one Argentine of direct Irish descent on December 4, 1884. The urban population is now 13,822 (INDEC 2001) and has increased by 9.5% since the 1991 census. Pigüé is the administrative centre of Saavedra Partido, Buenos Aires Province.
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