Avajan | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Avajan (65).svg |
Arrondissement: | Bagnères-de-Bigorre |
Canton: | Neste, Aure et Louron |
Insee: | 65050 |
Postal Code: | 65240 |
Mayor: | Patrick Gistau[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CC Aure Louron |
Coordinates: | 42.8433°N 0.4081°W |
Elevation M: | 913 |
Elevation Min M: | 880 |
Elevation Max M: | 1687 |
Area Km2: | 3.29 |
Avajan (in French pronounced as /avaʒɑ̃/; Occitan (post 1500);: Avanha) is a commune in the Louron Valley in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France.[2]
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.