Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Hautes-Pyrénées is département in southwestern France. Hautes-Pyrénées Region Midi-Pyrénées Number 65 Préfecture Tarbes Sous-préfectures Argelès Gazost, Bagnères de Bigorre Area  - Total  - % water xx,xxx km² xx% Population  - Total (Year)  - Density xxx,xxx xxx/km² History Large parts of the area were held by the English during the second half of the 14th century. In the 16th century, it was part of the Huguenot domain of the monarchs of Navarre. Historically the département was part of the Gascony province. Geography The Hautes-Pyrénées is a mountainous agricultural landscape of villages, farms, fields, upland pastures and winding mountain roads. Spanning the border between France and Spain, the département is centered around the peak of Mont Perdu. See also: Pyrenees Economy Demographics Culture Miscellaneous topics Each year millions of devout Catholics make the pilgrimage to the village of Lourdes in the Hautes-Pyrénées to visit The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes. External link Website of the General Council of Hautes-Pyrénées: http://www.cg65.fr/ This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.