Gavarnie

Part of Gavarnie-Gèdre in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Gavarnie

42°44′06″N 0°00′36″W / 42.735°N 0.01°W / 42.735; -0.01CountryFranceRegionOccitaniaDepartmentHautes-PyrénéesArrondissementArgelès-GazostCantonLa Vallée des GavesCommuneGavarnie-Gèdre Area

82.54 km² (31.87 sq mi)Population

(2019)^[1]

114 • Density1.4/km² (3.6/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code

65120

Elevation1,200–3,298 m (3,937–10,820 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gavarnie (French pronunciation: [ɡavaʁni]; Occitan: Gavarnia) is a former commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, Southwestern France.^[2] On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Gavarnie-Gèdre.^[3] Gavarnie is known for the Cirque de Gavarnie, and the Gavarnie Falls in it, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Pyrénées – Mont Perdu.

The Prime Meridian passes through Gavarnie, including at its southernmost point in France – the commune touches Aragon, Spain.

References

^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Gavarnie, EHESS (in French).
^ Arrêté préfectoral 18 December 2015