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Tarbes
Tarbes, Musée des Beaux-Arts
Tarbes
Administration
Country	France
Region	Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Tarbes
Canton	Chief town of 5 cantons
Intercommunality	Grand Tarbes
Mayor	Gérard Trémège (PR) (From 2001)
Statistics
Elevation	284–326 m (932–1,070 ft) (avg. 304 m or 997 ft)
Land area1	15.33 km2 (5.92 sq mi)
Population2	48,166  (2011)
- Density	3,142 /km2 (8,140 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	65440/ 65000
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 43°13′51″N 0°04′21″E / 43.230700°N 0.072600°E / 43.230700; 0.072600

Tarbes (French pronunciation: [taʁb]) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.

It is part of the historical region of Gascony. It is the second largest metropolitan area of Midi-Pyrénées, with 110,000 inhabitants.

It is the seat of the diocese of Tarbes-et-Lourdes. The 1st Parachute Hussar Regiment and 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment are stationed in Tarbes.

Geography[link]

To the south of Tarbes is the pilgrimage town of Lourdes and the border with Spain. The Pyrenees mountains, lying along the border between France and Spain, can be seen from the town.

Sports and recreation[link]

2006 Tour de France stage held in Tarbes with a large turn out

• Tarbes Gespe Bigorre, the main sporting team of the town, is a female basketball team which participates in the French League (LFB) and European competitions (FIBA EuroLeague Women, Ronchetti Cup – won in 1996 – and FIBA EuroCup Women).
• The city also has a rugby union team – Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby.
• One of the stages of the 2006 Tour de France departed from Tarbes.
• The 2001 Tour de France included Tarbes as part of its route.
• The 2009 Tour de France included Tarbes as part of its route.
• Tarbes-based Petits As is a major international tennis competition for 12–14 year old juniors that has been won by future global stars including Rafael Nadal, Martina Hingis, and Kim Clijsters.

Transport[link]

The Gare de Tarbes railway station offers direct connections with Paris, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Bayonne and several regional destinations. The A64 motorway connects Tarbes with Bayonne and Toulouse. It is also served by the small Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport.

People[link]

Tarbes is the birthplace of:

• Bertrand Barère de Vieuzac (1755–1841), member of the French National Convention
• Théophile Gautier (1811–1872), writer
• Ferdinand Foch (1851–1929), the commander-in-chief of Allied forces in World War I
• Henri Génès (1919–2005), actor and singer
• Cécile Ousset (born 1936), pianist
• Bernard Lapasset (born 20 October 1947), International Rugby Board chairman
• Marianne Dissard (born 20 Mai 1969), singer, filmmaker
• Olivier Azam (born 21 October 1974), French rugby union player
• Nicolas Lopez (born 14 November 1980), French sabre fencer
• David Fray (born 24 May 1981), pianist
• Adrien Théaux (born 18 September 1984), World Cup alpine ski racer
• Lionel Beauxis (born 24 October 1985), French rugby union player

International relations[link]

Tarbes is twinned with:

• Huesca, Spain
• Altenkirchen, Germany

See also[link]

• Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department

References[link]

• INSEE commune file

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Tarbes

• Guide of Tarbes
• Tarbes town council website (in French)
• Tourism office website (in French)

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