Avajan

Commune in Occitania, France

(2020–2026) Patrick Gistau^[1]Area3.29 km² (1.27 sq mi)Population80 • Density24/km² (63/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation880–1,687 m (2,887–5,535 ft)
(avg. 913 m or 2,995 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Avajan (French pronunciation: [avaʒɑ̃]; Occitan: Avanha) is a commune in the Louron Valley in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France.^[3]

The center of the commune is the old village, centered on the church and town hall. Many developments have grown up on the outskirts of the old village since the 1970s, including a man-made lake and camping area.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	45	—
1975	30	−5.63%
1982	52	+8.17%
1990	58	+1.37%
1999	68	+1.78%
2009	76	+1.12%
2014	66	−2.78%
2020	80	+3.26%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department

References