Sailhan

Sailhan is a commune with 123 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. Residents are called " Sailhanais " and " Sailhanaises ".

Geography

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

The municipal seat is located in the Valley of Mousquere, a tributary of the Neste d' Aure, in which she is in the Vallee d' Aure mündet.Der the ground in over 920 m above sea level. The town is located 40 km south of Lannemezan und44 km southeast of Lourdes. The municipality has an extremely low population density, among other things due to the altitude.

Demographics

The development of the population is known by censuses conducted since 1962. 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 2008, Jean- Pierre Turmo mayor ( maire ) in the municipality Sailhan. His predecessor since 2001, was Berthe Cazala.

Attractions

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

• Moulin de la Mousquère ( German: ')
• Parroissale Église Saint -Laurent ( German: parish church of the holy Laurenz ), Neo-Gothic church built in the late 19th / early 20th century
• Lavoir ancien ( German: Antique Fountain)