Tarbes

Tarbes is a French city and commune, in the département of Hautes-Pyrénées, of which it is the préfecture. It is part of the historical region of Gascony. Population (1999): 46,275.

Miscellaneous

The 2001 Tour de France passed through Tarbes as part of its route.

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Births

Tarbes was the birthplace of:

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• Bertrand Barère de Vieuzac (1755-1841), one of the most notorious members of the French National Convention
• Théophile Gautier (1811-1872), writer
• Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929), the commander-in-chief of Allied forces in World War I
• Henri Genès (1919-2005), actor and singer
• Cécile Ousset (born 1936), pianist

Twin towns

Tarbes is twinned with:

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• Huesca, Spain
• Altenkirchen, Germany