Andrest
Andrest is a commune with 1421 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Hautes -Pyrénées in the Midi-Pyrénées region. It is located in the Arrondissement of Tarbes, in the canton Vic -en- Bigorre.
Geography
Andrest covers 6.19 square kilometers and is located about ten kilometers north of Tarbes in the Bigorre 2.5 km west of the Adour and about 2.5 kilometers east of echez. Through the municipal area leads the former Route nationale 135
History
Archaeological finds from the Neolithic Age and the Gallo- Roman period are available. In the north- east of the village itself, built in the 10th century Motte Fossoyée is. Arnaud, Count of Bigorre, let build 1303 a new church and a new Château, so the place is classified as Bastide. In 1762, the castle was destroyed in 1776 the municipality was built.
Attractions
In addition to the moth Fossoyée is the church of Saint - Barthélémy since the 14th century.