Gabaston
{{Expand French|topic=geo|date=December 2008|Gabaston}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Gabaston
|commune status = Commune
|image = Mairie de Gabaston.jpg
|caption = Town Hall of Gabaston
|arrondissement = Pau
|canton = Pays de Morlaàs et du Montanérès
|INSEE = 64227
|postal code = 64160
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Nord-Est Béarn
|coordinates = {{coord|43.3608|-0.2072|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 288
|elevation min m = 265
|elevation max m = 345
|area km2 = 12.73
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Gabaston ({{IPA|fr|ɡabastɔ̃}}; {{langx|oc|Gavaston}}) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-64227#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |342
|1975 |458
|1982 |592
|1990 |602
|1999 |562
|2007 |599
|2012 |611
|2017 |662
}}
Hydrography
Gabaston is watered by the Gabas river which flows through the town.{{sandre|id=Q13-0400|nom=Le Gabas}} The river was known as the fluvius gavasensis in 982.Cartulary of Saint-Sever.{{clarify|date=October 2024}}{{better source needed|date=October 2024}}
Notable Personalities
Piers Gaveston (vers 1282-1312), Gascon knight, favorite of King Edward II of England.
See also
References
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{{Pyrénées-Atlantiques communes}}
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Category:Communes of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
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