Tarbes

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Tarbes is a French town and commune, in the département of Hautes-Pyrénées, of which it is the préfecture. It is part of the historical region of Gascony.It is the second largest metropolitan area of Midi-Pyrénées, with 110,000 inhabitants.

Geography

To the south of Tarbes is the pilgrimage town of Lourdes and then the border with Spain.

Miscellaneous

The 2001 Tour de France passed through Tarbes as part of its route.

Births

Tarbes was the birthplace of:

• Bertrand Barère de Vieuzac (1755-1841), one of the most notorious members 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 Genès (1919-2005), actor and singer
• Cécile Ousset (born 1936), pianist

Twin towns

Tarbes is twinned with:

• Huesca, Spain
• Altenkirchen, Germany

External links

• [Tarbes town council website] (in French)
• [Tourism office website] (in French)
• [Tarbes Salad] on Wikibooks cookbooks

 

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