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Tarbes is a French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 town and commune, in the département of Hautes-Pyrénées
Hautes-Pyrénées

Hautes-Pyr?n?es is a departments of France in southwestern France. It is part of the Midi-Pyr?n?es region....
, of which it is the préfecture
Prefecture

Prefecture indicates the office, seat, territorial circumscription of a Prefect. The term prefecture is also used to refer to offices analogous to prefectures....
. It is part of the historical region of Gascony
Gascony

Gascony is an area of southwest France that constituted a Provinces of France prior to the French Revolution. In historic references dating from the beginning of the Roman era, it was part of Gaul and became part of the Kingdom of the Franks during the conquests of Clovis I ....
. It is the second largest metropolitan area of Midi-Pyrénées
Midi-Pyrénées

Midi-Pyr?n?es is the largest Regions of France of metropolitan France by area, larger than the Netherlands or Denmark.Midi-Pyr?n?es has no historical or geographical unity....
, with 110,000 inhabitants.

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






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Tarbes is a French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 town and commune, in the département of Hautes-Pyrénées
Hautes-Pyrénées

Hautes-Pyr?n?es is a departments of France in southwestern France. It is part of the Midi-Pyr?n?es region....
, of which it is the préfecture
Prefecture

Prefecture indicates the office, seat, territorial circumscription of a Prefect. The term prefecture is also used to refer to offices analogous to prefectures....
. It is part of the historical region of Gascony
Gascony

Gascony is an area of southwest France that constituted a Provinces of France prior to the French Revolution. In historic references dating from the beginning of the Roman era, it was part of Gaul and became part of the Kingdom of the Franks during the conquests of Clovis I ....
. It is the second largest metropolitan area of Midi-Pyrénées
Midi-Pyrénées

Midi-Pyr?n?es is the largest Regions of France of metropolitan France by area, larger than the Netherlands or Denmark.Midi-Pyr?n?es has no historical or geographical unity....
, with 110,000 inhabitants.

It is the seat of the diocese of Tarbes-et-Lourdes. The 1st Parachute Hussar Regiment
1st Parachute Hussar Regiment

The 1st Parachute Hussar Regiment is an airborne cavalry unit in the French army. It is stationed in Tarbes and is a part of the 11th Parachute Brigade....
 and 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment
35th Parachute Artillery Regiment

The 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment is the only airborne artillery unit of the French Army, it forms the artillery component of the 11th Parachute Brigade....
 is stationed in Tarbes.

Geography

To the south of Tarbes is the pilgrimage town of Lourdes
Lourdes

Lourdes is a town and communes of France situated in the southwest of the Hautes-Pyr?n?es Departments of France, lying in the first Pyrenean foothills, in southwestern France....
 and the border with Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
. The Pyrenees
Pyrenees

The Pyrenees are a mountain range in southwest Europe that form a natural border between France and Spain. They separate the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of continental Europe, and extend for about from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean Sea ....
 mountains, lying along the border between France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 and Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
, can be seen from the town.

Sports and recreation

  • Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
    Tarbes Gespe Bigorre

    Tarbes Gespe Bigorre is a France basketball club, taking part to the professional French league for women, the Ligue F?minine de Basketball, and to European Cups....
    , the main sporting team of the town, is a female basketball
    Basketball

    Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
     team which participates in the French League
    Ligue Féminine de Basketball

    The LFB is the top women?s France professional basketball league.Competition system Before 2005 Coming soonFrom 2005 ...
     (LFB) and European competitions (FIBA EuroLeague Women
    EuroLeague Women

    The EuroLeague Women is the highest professional basketball league in Europe for women?s clubs.Unlike Euroleague, the competition is entirely organized by FIBA Europe....
    , Ronchetti Cup
    Ronchetti Cup

    The Ronchetti Cup was an annual basketball Europe club competition held by FIBA between the years 1972 and 2002. It was the second competition in European basketball, after the European Cup For Women?s Champions Clubs ....
     – won in 1996 – and FIBA EuroCup Women
    EuroCup Women

    The EuroCup Women is the second-caliber professional basketball league with teams from Europe clubs from national leagues joined in FIBA Europe....
    ).
  • The city also has a rugby union
    Rugby union

    Rugby union is a competitive outdoor contact sport, played with an oval ball, by two teams of 15 players. It is one of the two main codes of rugby football, the other being rugby league....
     team - Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby
    Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby

    Tarbes Pyr?n?es Rugby is a France rugby union team that currently takes part in Rugby Pro D2, the second level of the country's professional league system....
    .
  • One of the stages of the 2006 Tour de France
    2006 Tour de France

    The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. It was won by ?scar Pereiro following the disqualification of apparent winner Floyd Landis....
     departed from Tarbes.
  • The 2001 Tour de France
    2001 Tour de France

    The 2001 Tour de France was relatively difficult, with a number of heavy mountain stages, a team time trial and a climbing time trial. France was ridden 'clockwise', and thus the Alps were visited before the Pyrenees....
     included Tarbes as part of its route.
  • Tarbes-based Petits As
    Petits As

    Les Petits As is a premier junior tennis tournament for players aged 12-14. It is held in Tarbes, France. It is often considered to be the European equivalent of the Orange Bowl in Florida, United States due to the high number of international players that it attracts....
     is a major international tennis
    Tennis

    Tennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber Tennis ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's tennis court....
     competition for 12-14 year old juniors that has been won by future global stars including Rafael Nadal
    Rafael Nadal

    Rafael Nadal Parera is a Spain professional tennis player who has been ATP Entry Ranking List of ATP number 1 ranked players since August 18, 2008....
    , Martina Hingis
    Martina Hingis

    Martina Hingis is a retired professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles ....
    , and Kim Clijsters
    Kim Clijsters

    Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a retired Belgian tennis player. She is a former List of WTA number 1 ranked players ranked player in singles and in doubles....
    .


Births

Tarbes was the birthplace of:

  • Bertrand Barère de Vieuzac
    Bertrand Barère de Vieuzac

    Bertrand Bar?re de Vieuzac was a France politician and journalist, one of the most notorious members of the National Convention during the French Revolution....
     (1755-1841), one of the most notorious members of the French National Convention
  • Théophile Gautier
    Théophile Gautier

    Pierre Jules Th?ophile Gautier was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and literary critic.While an ardent defender of Romanticism, Gautier's work is difficult to classify and remains a point of reference for many subsequent literary traditions such as Parnassian poets, Symbolism, decadent movement and Modernism....
     (1811-1872), writer
  • Ferdinand Foch
    Ferdinand Foch

    Ferdinand Foch . Order of Merit List of honorary British knights was a France soldier, military theorist, and writer credited with possessing "the most original and subtle mind in the French Army" in the early 20th century....
     (1851-1929), the commander-in-chief of Allied forces in World War I
    World War I

    World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
  • Henri Génès
    Henri Genès

    Henri G?n?s was a French actor and singer. He was the symbol of the good humor of the South West of France, and he played in more than 80 movies in more than 50 years....
     (1919-2005), actor
    Actor

    An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
     and singer
  • Cécile Ousset
    Cécile Ousset

    C?cile Ousset is a French pianist.C?cile was born in Tarbes, France, and gave her first recital at the age of five, subsequently studying at the Paris Conservatoire with Marcel Ciampi where, aged only fourteen, she was awarded first prize in the piano graduation class of 1950....
     (born 1936), pianist
    Pianist

    A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an musical ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers....
  • Olivier Azam
    Olivier Azam

    Olivier Azam , is a France rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Guinness Premiership for Gloucester Rugby. He plays at Rugby union positions#2....
     (born 21 Oct, 1974), French rugby union player.
  • Lionel Beauxis
    Lionel Beauxis

    Lionel Beauxis is a French rugby union player. He is tall and weighs . He plays at fly half for Stade Fran?ais.He also played for France national rugby union team in the 2007 Six Nations Championship called in as a reserve for injured Fr?d?ric Michalak....
     (born 24 Oct, 1985), French rugby union player.
  • Nicolas Lopez
    Nicolas Lopez

    Nicolas Lopez is a France sabre fencing.Lopez won the gold medal in the sabre team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Ukraine in the final....
     (born 14 Nov, 1980), French sabre fencer.


Twin towns

Tarbes is twinned with:
  • Huesca
    Huesca

    Huesca is a city in Aragon, Spain. Huesca is the capital of the Spanish Huesca . In 2006 it had a population of 49,312....
    , Spain
    Spain

    Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
  • Altenkirchen
    Altenkirchen

    Altenkirchen is a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, capital of the Altenkirchen . It is located approx. 40 km east of Bonn and 40 km north of Koblenz. Altenkirchen is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen ....
    , Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....


External links

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