Lavelanet

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Lavelanet
Commune
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Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 42°56′01″N 1°50′58″E / 42.9336°N 1.8494°E / 42.9336; 1.8494Coordinates: 42°56′01″N 1°50′58″E / 42.9336°N 1.8494°E / 42.9336; 1.8494
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Pamiers
Canton	Pays d'Olmes
Intercommunality	Pays d'Olmes
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marc Sanchez[1]
Area 1	12.57 km2 (4.85 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	6,099
• Density	490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	09160 /09300
Elevation	490–802 m (1,608–2,631 ft) (avg. 525 m or 1,722 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lavelanet (French pronunciation: ​[lavlanɛ]; L'Avelhanet in the Languedocian dialect of Occitan) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France.

Population[]

Its inhabitants are called Lavelanetiens.

Place d'Europe

Tour de France[]

In 2002 the 13th stage of the Tour de France started in Lavelanet.^[3]

In 2008 the 12th stage of the Tour de France started in Lavelanet.

Etymology[]

The name of Lavelanet comes from the Latin avellana meaning "hazel nut" (French: noisette).

The city is commonly called Neout by the locals.

Personalities[]

• Fabien Barthez, footballer
• Benoît Baby, rugby player
• Jean-Paul Banos and Jean-Marie Banos, fencers
• Perrine Laffont, mogul skier
• Daniel Lassalle, baroque trombonist

See also[]

• Communes of the Ariège department

References[]

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