Cauterets
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Location within Occitanie region
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| Coordinates: 42°53′N 0°07′W / 42.89°N 0.11°WCoordinates: 42°53′N 0°07′W / 42.89°N 0.11°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées | |
| Arrondissement | Argelès-Gazost | |
| Canton | Argelès-Gazost | |
| Area1 | 156.84 km2 (60.56 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,156 | |
| • Density | 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 65138 / 65110 | |
| Elevation | 503–3,300 m (1,650–10,827 ft) (avg. 1,000 m or 3,300 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Cauterets (in Occitan Cautarés, in Catalan Cautarés, in Aragonese Cautarès) is a spa town, a ski resort and a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department and the region of Occitanie in south-western France.
Cauterets is located 32 km (20 mi) southwest of Lourdes and borders the Pyrenees National Park. Surrounded by the high mountains of the Pyrenees, the commune of Cauterets spreads in the narrow valley of the Gave de Cauterets, a mountain stream extending from the Gave de Jéret and the Gave du Marcadau and their tributaries, the Gave de Lutour and the Gave de Gaube.
The village gives access to many hiking trails serving natural sights, such as the Pic de Péguère at 2,316 metres (7,598 ft). Meanwhile, Gaube Lake is approximately 1hr and 30 minutes walk from Cauterets or can be accessed by a chairlift from the Pont d'Espagne, a settlement on a mountainside crossed by a waterfall. Also nearby is Petit Vignemale at 3,032 metres (9,948 ft), and the small Massif de la Fruitière. The Cirque de Lys is also accessible by cable car from where there are panoramic views over the Pyrenees. Cauterets is also a regular stopover for walkers travelling on the coast to coast Pyrenean GR10 walking route.
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