Bagnères-de-Bigorre

Also known as Bagnères, Banhèras de Bigòrra, Bagnères de Bigorre

Bagnères-de-Bigorre (, literally Bagnères of Bigorre; ) is a commune and subprefecture of the Hautes-Pyrénées Department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France.

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Bagnères-de-Bigorre is a town in southwestern France located in the Hautes-Pyrénées Department, serving as a subprefecture (a secondary administrative center) for that area. It sits within the Occitanie region and functions as an important local government seat.

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Locality: Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Region: Occitanie
Country: France
Population: 8,967

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Geography
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Hydrography
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History
Antiquity
Middle Ages
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Early Modern era
French Revolution
Industrialization
20th century
Administration
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Hydrotherapy and tourism
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Culture and heritage
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Bagnères-de-Bigorre gallery
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Notable residents
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Bagnères-de-Bigorre (, literally Bagnères of Bigorre; ) is a commune and subprefecture of the Hautes-Pyrénées Department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France.

==Name== The town was known in antiquity as (Latin for "watery neighborhood") and in the Middle Ages as ("Waters of the Comminges"). Its present name similarly means "Baths" () of Bigorre, the area of southwestern France once inhabited by the '' and now forming most of the department of Hautes-Pyrénées. Either Bagnères-de-Bigorre or nearby Cieutat was apparently the "Begorra" attested in AD 400, which also derived from the ancient tribe.