Loudenvielle

Loudenvielle

Lake Génos-Loudenvielle seen from the north, with Loudenvielle across the lake

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Loudenvielle

Coordinates: 42°47′50″N 0°24′43″E / 42.7972°N 0.4119°E / 42.7972; 0.4119Coordinates: 42°47′50″N 0°24′43″E / 42.7972°N 0.4119°E / 42.7972; 0.4119
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Canton Neste, Aure et Louron
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Michel Pélieu
Area1 43.35 km2 (16.74 sq mi)
Population (2013)2 339
 • Density 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 65282 / 65510
Elevation 956–3,130 m (3,136–10,269 ft)
(avg. 960 m or 3,150 ft)

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.

Loudenvielle is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. On 1 January 2016, the former commune Armenteule was merged into Loudenvielle.[1]

Its inhabitants are called Loudenviellois.

Located in the Louron Valley, Loudenvielle is a popular tourist resort, with a lake, campsite, thermal spa and waterpark. It is also the closest town to the Peyragudes and Val-Louron ski resorts.

It is situated at the foot of the Col de Peyresourde and has hosted three stage finishes in the Tour de France, including the finish of Stage 15 in 2007.

Tour de France stage finishes

Year Stage Start of stage Distance (km) Stage winner Yellow jersey
2007 15 Foix 196 Kim Kirchen Michael Rasmussen
2003 14 Saint-Girons 192 Gilberto Simoni Lance Armstrong
1997 9 Pau 182 Laurent Brochard Cédric Vasseur

In the 2007 tour, the original stage winner was Alexander Vinokourov, but in April 2008 the win was credited to Kim Kirchen following Vinokourov's failing a drug test.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 21 December 2015 (French)

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