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Lavelanet
Sign in to saveLavelanet (; ''L'Avelhanet'' in the Languedocian dialect of Occitan) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France.
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Lavelanet is a commune in France, situated in the Occitanie region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Lavelanet and the canton of Pays d'Olmes. The municipality is located within the arrondissement of Pamiers and the arrondissement of Foix. Its postal code is 09300.
The area of Lavelanet is 12.57 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 802 meters. The population is recorded as 9,346, comprising 2,902 males and 3,235 females. The commune shares borders with Bénaix, Dreuilhe, Laroque-d'Olmes, and Péreille. It is twinned with Trégueux and Melgaço.
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Place details
- Locality
- Lavelanet
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 7,382
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Lavelanet
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Lavelanet (Ariège).svg
- French commune.image
- Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Lavelanet.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The church in Lavelanet
- French commune.arrondissement
- Pamiers
- French commune.canton
- Pays d'Olmes
- French commune.INSEE
- 09160
- French commune.postal code
- 09300
- French commune.mayor
- Marc Sanchez
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Pays d'Olmes
- French commune.elevation m
- 525
- French commune.elevation min m
- 490
- French commune.elevation max m
- 802
- French commune.area km2
- 12.57
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Lavelanet
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Foix
- Population
- 6035
- Area
- 12.57
- Elevation
- 572
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Capital of
- canton of Pays d'Olmes
- Shares border with
- Villeneuve-d'Olmes
- Official website
- www.mairie-lavelanet.fr
- Image
- LavelanetPlaceEurope.JPG
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- twinned administrative body
- Melgaço
- Commons category
- Lavelanet
- postal code
- 09300
- native label
- Lavelanet
- associated electoral district
- canton of Pays d'Olmes
- male population
- 2902
- female population
- 3235
- P8168
- Rönne River
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-61-01-53-70
- fax number
- +33-5-61-03-06-38
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Prehistory and Antiquity
- Middle Ages
- Population
- Tour de France
- Etymology
- Personalities
- See also
- References
Lavelanet (; ''L'Avelhanet in the Languedocian dialect of Occitan) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France.
== History == === Prehistory and Antiquity === The Roman character of the subsurface constructions of the two towers of the ancient feudal castle of Lavelanet give Lavelanet a very ancient origin. A town must have existed before the Roman conquest because the Romans considered it appropriate to build fortifications in the gorge of the river Touyre. The name of the fortified castle "Castelsarrasin''" also recalls the stay of the Moors in this area (this information being based on hypotheses).
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