Aventignan

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Aventignan

(2020–2026) Yoan Rumeau^[1]Area

5.22 km² (2.02 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

209 • Density40/km² (100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

65051 /65660

Elevation434–783 m (1,424–2,569 ft)
(avg. 448 m or 1,470 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aventignan (French pronunciation: [avɑ̃tiɲɑ̃]; Occitan: Aventinhan) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France.

Geography

Close to Aventignan are the Gargas caves, a natural underground formation of stalactites and stalagmites. The caves are sometimes described as the Grotto of Gargas, in reference to an ancient chieftain who used the place as a prison.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	272	—
1975	225	−2.67%
1982	216	−0.58%
1990	208	−0.47%
1999	180	−1.59%
2009	180	+0.00%
2014	201	+2.23%
2020	208	+0.57%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Baedeker, Karl (1907). Southern France including Corsica: handbook for travellers. Leipzig: K. Baedeker. p. 131. OCLC 1854952. Retrieved 2011-01-23. Montrejeau.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE