TARBES


2006 Tour de France stage held in Tarbes with a large turn out

'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.
It is the seat of the diocese of Tarbes-et-Lourdes.

Contents
Geography
Miscellaneous
Births
Twin towns
External links

Geography


To the south of Tarbes is the pilgrimage town of Lourdes and the border with Spain. The Pyrenees mountains, lying along the border between France and Spain, can be seen from the town.

Miscellaneous



Tarbes Gespe Bigorre, the main sporting team of the town, is a female basketball team which participates in the French League (LFB) and European competitions (FIBA EuroLeague Women, Ronchetti Cup – won in 1996 – and FIBA EuroCup Women).

★ The city also has a rugby union team - Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby.

★ One of the stages of the 2006 Tour de France departed from Tarbes.

★ The 2001 Tour de France included 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 Génès (1919-2005), actor and singer

Cécile Ousset (born 1936), pianist
Twin towns

Tarbes is twinned with:

Huesca, Spain

Altenkirchen, Germany

External links



Guide of Tarbes (in French)

Tarbes town council website (in French)

Tourism office website (in French)

Tarbes Salad on Wikibooks cookbooks

Properties in the region (in English).

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