Shire of Pyrenees

Shire of Pyrenees
Local government area
Location in Victoria
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	Grampians
Established	1994
Council seat	Beaufort
Government
• Mayor	Cr Tanya Kehoe
• State electorate	Ripon
• Federal divisions	Mallee Wannon
Area
• Total	3,435 km2 (1,326 sq mi)
Population
• Total	7,671 (2021)
• Density	2.2332/km2 (5.7839/sq mi)
Gazetted	23 September 1994
Website	Shire of Pyrenees
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The Pyrenees Shire Council offices in Beaufort

The Shire of Pyrenees is a local government area (LGA) in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of 3,435 square kilometres (1,326 mi²) and in June 2018 had a population of 7,353. It includes the towns of Avoca, Beaufort, Lexton, Snake Valley and Trawalla.

The Shire is governed and administered by the Pyrenees Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Beaufort, it also has a service centre located in Avoca. The Shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, the Pyrenees Ranges, located in the north of the Shire, which also lends its name to the Pyrenees wine region.