Grailhen

Grailhen is a commune with 20 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Hautes -Pyrénées in the Midi-Pyrénées region. It belongs administratively to the district Bagneres- de -Bigorre and the canton of Vielle -Aure.

Geography

The municipality is located in the historical county of Bigorre, in the Pays d' Aure.

The municipal seat lies at about 1100 m on the left edge of the Aure valley through which the river Neste d' Aure runs. The village is located about 43 km southeast of Lourdes. The municipality has an extremely low population density.

Demographics

The development of the population is known censuses that have been conducted since 1793. In the 21st century will be carried out in municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants Census every five years, in major cities every year.

Management

Since March 2001, Michel Solana mayor ( maire ).

Attractions

The municipality has a number of cultural monuments, which are classified as a monument historique.

• Église Saint -Martin de Grailhen ( German: Church of St. Martin in Grailhen ), Romanesque church from the 12th century with alterations in the 16th and 17th centuries