Lavelanet
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Commune of Lavelanet |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Foix |
| Canton | Lavelanet (Chef-lieu) |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Olmes |
| Mayor | Jean-Pierre Bel (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 490 m–802 m (avg. 525 m) |
| Land area¹ | 12,57 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
6872 |
| - Density | 546/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 09160/ 09300 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Lavelanet (L'Avelhanetis in the Languedocian dialect of Occitan) is a French and Occitan commune of the département of Ariège in the région Midi-Pyrénées of France. Its inhabitants are called the Lavelanetien(s) and Lavelanetienne(s) (feminine). In the last census (1999), its population was found to be of 6872.
[edit] Etymology
The name of Lavelanet comes from the Latin avellana meaning "hazel nut" ("noisette" in French).
[edit] Famous people born in Lavelanet
- Fabien Barthez, footballer and more precisely goalkeeper
- Benoît Baby, rugbyman
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