What is Tarbes?
{{Infobox French commune |name = Tarbes |native name = Tarba |commune status = [[Prefectures in France|Prefecture]] and [[Communes of France|commune]] |image flag = |image flag size = |flag legend = |image coat of arms = Blason ville Tarbes.svg |image coat of arms size = 73px |city motto = |image = Jardin massey tarbes 6.jpg |caption = Tarbes, [[Jardin Massey|Musée des Beaux-Arts]] |map = |adjustable map = |time zone = |coordinates = {{coord|43.230700|0.072600|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |arrondissement = Tarbes |canton = Chief town of 3 cantons |subdivisions entry = |subdivisions = |intercommunality = Le Grand Tarbes |mayor = Gérard Trémège |party = |term = 2014-2020 |elevation m = 304 |elevation min m = 284 |elevation max m = 326 |area km2 = 15.33 |population demonym = Tarbais(es) |population = 40900 |population ranking = |population date = 2014 |urban area km2 = |urban area date = |urban pop = |urban pop date = |metro area km2 = |metro area date = |metro area pop = |metro area pop date = |INSEE = 65440 |postal code = 65000 |website = [http://www.tarbes.fr/ www.tarbes.fr] }} '''Tarbes''' ({{lang-oc|Tarba}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Hautes-Pyrénées]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Occitanie]] [[Regions of France|region]] in southwestern France. It is part of the historical region of [[Gascony]] and is the [[Capital (city)|capital]] since 1790 of the [[Hautes-Pyrénées]] department. It is the second largest metropolitan area of the old [[Midi-Pyrénées]] region, after [[Toulouse]]. ==Name=