Aventignan

Aventignan
Aventignan
Commune
	Coat of arms
	Location of Aventignan
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	Coordinates: 43°04′09″N 0°31′18″E / 43.0692°N 0.5217°E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Canton	La Vallée de la Barousse
Intercommunality	Neste Barousse
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Yoan Rumeau
Area 1	5.22 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
Population (2021)	209
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	65051 /65660
Elevation	434–783 m (1,424–2,569 ft) ; (avg. 448 m or 1,470 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aventignan (French pronunciation: [avɑ̃tiɲɑ̃]; Occitan: Aventinhan) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France.

Geography

Close to Aventignan are the Gargas caves, a natural underground formation of stalactites and stalagmites. The caves are sometimes described as the Grotto of Gargas, in reference to an ancient chieftain who used the place as a prison.^[3]