Sarniguet

Sarniguet
Commune
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Coat of arms
Location of Sarniguet
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Coordinates: 43°19′07″N 0°05′19″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Tarbes
Canton	Vic-en-Bigorre
Intercommunality	CA Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	René Lapeyre[1]
Area ^1	2.07 km^2 (0.80 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	259
• Density	130/km^2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	65406 /65390
Elevation	248–257 m (814–843 ft) (avg. 252 m or 827 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sarniguet (French pronunciation: [saʁniɡɛ]) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France.

Geography

Sarniguet is located on the left bank of the Adour River, which flows at highly variable rates through the vast and fertile plain of the same name. The commune of Sarniguet is 207 hectares (510 acres) in area and 11 km (6.8 mi) distant from the department capital, Tarbes. The patchwork terrain of Sarniguet consists heavily of plains surrounded by forested borders of alder and Italian poplar.

See also

• Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.