Lavelanet

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

Lavelanet
Commune
The church in Lavelanet
Coat of arms
Location of Lavelanet
Lavelanet Lavelanet
Coordinates: 42°56′01″N 1°50′58″E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Pamiers
Canton	Pays d'Olmes
Intercommunality	Pays d'Olmes
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Marc Sanchez
Area ^1	12.57 km^2 (4.85 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	6,137
• Density	490/km^2 (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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,191 —     1800 1,222 +2.6% 1806 1,508 +23.4% 1821 1,717 +13.9% 1831 1,852 +7.9% 1836 2,527 +36.4% 1841 2,898 +14.7% 1846 3,004 +3.7% 1851 3,062 +1.9% 1856 2,944 −3.9% 1861 3,006 +2.1% 1866 3,033 +0.9% 1872 3,292 +8.5% 1876 3,095 −6.0% 1881 3,205 +3.6% 1886 3,246 +1.3% 1891 2,981 −8.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 3,179 +6.6% 1901 2,196 −30.9% 1906 3,270 +48.9% 1911 3,532 +8.0% 1921 3,608 +2.2% 1926 4,827 +33.8% 1931 4,849 +0.5% 1936 4,933 +1.7% 1946 5,541 +12.3% 1954 6,820 +23.1% 1962 7,648 +12.1% 1968 8,630 +12.8% 1975 9,346 +8.3% 1982 8,368 −10.5% 1990 7,740 −7.5% 1999 6,872 −11.2% 2008 6,747 −1.8%

Its inhabitants are called Lavelanetiens.

Place d'Europe

Tour de France

In 2002 the 13th stage of the Tour de France started in Lavelanet.[2]

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

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. TOUR DE FRANCE : 'The others are better this year,' Lance says - International Herald Tribune