Aventignan | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Aventignan (65).svg |
Arrondissement: | Bagnères-de-Bigorre |
Canton: | La Vallée de la Barousse |
Insee: | 65051 |
Postal Code: | 65660 |
Mayor: | Yoan Rumeau[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Neste Barousse |
Coordinates: | 43.0692°N 0.5217°W |
Elevation M: | 448 |
Elevation Min M: | 434 |
Elevation Max M: | 783 |
Area Km2: | 5.22 |
Aventignan (in French pronounced as /avɑ̃tiɲɑ̃/; Occitan (post 1500);: Aventinhan) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France.
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.[2]