Lavelanet

Lavelanet

Lavelanet
Administration
Country France
Region Midi-Pyrénées
Department Ariège
Arrondissement Foix
Canton Lavelanet
Intercommunality Pays d'Olmes
Mayor Marc Sanchez
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 490–802 m (1,610–2,631 ft)
(avg. 525 m/1,722 ft)
Land area1 12.57 km2 (4.85 sq mi)
Population2 6,747  (2008)
 - Density 537 /km2 (1,390 /sq mi)
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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Lavelanet (L'Avelhanet in the Languedocian dialect of Occitan) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southwestern France.

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Population

Historical population of Lavelanet
Year 1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851 1856
Population 1191 1222 1508 1717 1852 2527 2898 3004 3062 2944
Year 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906
Population 3006 3033 3292 3095 3205 3246 2981 3179 2196 3270
Year 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954 1962 1968 1975
Population 3532 3608 4827 4849 4933 5541 6820 7648 8630 9346
Year 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 8368 7740 6872 6747

Its inhabitants are called Lavelanetiens.

Tour de France

In 2002 the 13th stage of the Tour de France started in Lavelanet.[1]

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" ("noisette" in French).

Personalities

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