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Campan

Campan ( ; ) is a French commune located in the center of the Hautes-Pyrénées department, in the Occitanie region. Historically and culturally, the commune is in the province of Haut-Adour, formerly included in the old county of Bigorre. It is in the Bagnères-de-Bigorre urban area and is part of the Bagnères-de-Bigorre catchment area. This mountainous area consists of the western extensions of the Néouvielle and Arbizon massifs. Experiencing a mountain climate, it is drained by the Adour, Adour de Gripp, Adour de Lesponne, Gaoube, Gaoubole, Garet, the Arizes stream, and various other small rivers. Included in the Pyrénées National Park, the commune boasts a remarkable natural heritage: a Natura 2000 site ("Liset de Hount Blanque"), a protected area ("Adour and tributaries"), and sixteen natural areas of ecological, faunal, and floristic interest.

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Campan ( ; ) is a French commune located in the center of the Hautes-Pyrénées department, in the Occitanie region. Historically and culturally, the commune is in the province of Haut-Adour, formerly included in the old county of Bigorre. It is in the Bagnères-de-Bigorre urban area and is part of the Bagnères-de-Bigorre catchment area. This mountainous area consists of the western extensions of the Néouvielle and Arbizon massifs. Experiencing a mountain climate, it is drained by the Adour, Adour de Gripp, Adour de Lesponne, Gaoube, Gaoubole, Garet, the Arizes stream, and various other small rivers. Included in the Pyrénées National Park, the commune boasts a remarkable natural heritage: a Natura 2000 site ("Liset de Hount Blanque"), a protected area ("Adour and tributaries"), and sixteen natural areas of ecological, faunal, and floristic interest.

Key claims

  1. area: 2,747 meters — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. area: 50,000 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. date of establishment: 1967 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. population: 3,500 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. population: 400 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  6. population: 4,329 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the area is "2,747 meters". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the area is "50,000 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the date of establishment is "1967". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the population is "3,500 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the population is "400 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the population is "4,329 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  9. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1347861607

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