Sarniguet (French pronunciation: [saʁniɡɛ]) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France.
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Commune | |
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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 |
Area 1 | 2.07 km2 (0.80 sq mi) |
Population | 257 |
• Density | 120/km2 (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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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.
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