Viscos
Viscos | |
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 A general view of Viscos | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Viscos  | |
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| Coordinates: 42°54′39″N 0°02′34″W / 42.9108°N 0.0428°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
| Arrondissement | Argelès-Gazost |
| Canton | La Vallée des Gaves |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Guy Lonca[1] |
Area 1 | 6.52 km2 (2.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 33 |
| • Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 65478 /65120 |
| Elevation | 520–2,139 m (1,706–7,018 ft) (avg. 800 m or 2,600 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Viscos (French pronunciation: [viskɔs]; Occitan: Biscòs) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. It is famous for being the setting of Brazilian author Paulo Coelho's 2000 novel The Devil and Miss Prym.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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