Arrondissements of the Hautes-Pyrénées department

The 3 arrondissements of the Hautes-Pyrénées department are:
 * 1) Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost, (subprefecture: Argelès-Gazost) with 87 communes.  The population of the arrondissement was 38,002 in 2016.
 * 2) Arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre, (subprefecture: Bagnères-de-Bigorre) with 170 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 48,866 in 2016.
 * 3) Arrondissement of Tarbes, (prefecture of the Hautes-Pyrénées department: Tarbes) with 212 communes.  The population of the arrondissement was 140,961 in 2016.

History
In 1800 the arrondissements of Tarbes, Argelès-Gazost and Bagnères-de-Bigorre were established. The arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost was disbanded in 1926, and restored in 1942. In January 2017 13 communes passed from the arrondissement of Tarbes to the arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre.