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Hautes-Pyrénées

American  
[oht-pee-rey-ney] / oʊt pi reɪˈneɪ /

noun

  1. a department in SW France. 1,751 sq. mi. (4,535 sq. km). Tarbes.


Hautes-Pyrénées British  
/ otpirene /

noun

  1. a department of SW France, in Midi-Pyrénées region. Capital: Tarbes. Pop: 224 053 (2003 est). Area: 4534 sq km (1768 sq miles)

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NESTALAS.—A village in the Hautes-Pyrénées, near Pierrefitte; the station being known as Pierrefitte-Nestalas, the terminus of the line from Lourdes.

From Twixt France and Spain by Bilbrough, E. Ernest

SOULOM.—A small village at the foot of the peak of same name, in the Hautes-Pyrénées, near Pierrefitte, possessing a curious old church.

From Twixt France and Spain by Bilbrough, E. Ernest

MONTGAILLARD.—A village on the banks of the Adour, in the Hautes-Pyrénées, 5 miles from Bigorre: station on the line between Bigorre and Tarbes.

From Twixt France and Spain by Bilbrough, E. Ernest

An unpretentious village with good hotel accommodation, situated among some of the most magnificent scenery in the Hautes-Pyrénées, 13 miles from Luz.

From Twixt France and Spain by Bilbrough, E. Ernest

ASPIN, a small village in the Aure valley, Hautes-Pyrénées, below the Col of the same name, on the road between Bigorre and Luchon.

From Twixt France and Spain by Bilbrough, E. Ernest

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