Galan, Hautes-Pyrénées

Galan
Commune
The church of Saint-Julien

Coat of arms
Galan
Location within Occitanie region
Galan
Coordinates: 43°13′20″N 0°24′30″E / 43.2222°N 0.4083°E / 43.2222; 0.4083Coordinates: 43°13′20″N 0°24′30″E / 43.2222°N 0.4083°E / 43.2222; 0.4083
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Canton La Vallée de l'Arros et des Baïses
Intercommunality Communauté de communes des Baïses
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Alain Ducasse
Area1 14.05 km2 (5.42 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 769
  Density 55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 65183 /65330
Elevation 310–501 m (1,017–1,644 ft)
(avg. 381 m or 1,250 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Galan is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.

Geography

The Petite Baïse flows northward through the middle of the commune.

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