Lavelanet

Not to be confused with Lavelanet-de-Comminges, a Commune in Haute-Garonne.

Lavelanet
Commune
The church in Lavelanet
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 42°56′01″N 1°50′58″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Pamiers
Canton	Pays d'Olmes
Intercommunality	Pays d'Olmes
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marc Sanchez
Area 1	12.57 km2 (4.85 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.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,191 —     1800 1,222 +0.37% 1806 1,508 +3.57% 1821 1,717 +0.87% 1831 1,852 +0.76% 1836 2,527 +6.41% 1841 2,898 +2.78% 1846 3,004 +0.72% 1851 3,062 +0.38% 1856 2,944 −0.78% 1861 3,006 +0.42% 1866 3,033 +0.18% 1872 3,292 +1.38% 1876 3,095 −1.53% 1881 3,205 +0.70% 1886 3,246 +0.25% 1891 2,981 −1.69% 1896 3,179 +1.29%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,196 −7.13% 1906 3,270 +8.29% 1911 3,532 +1.55% 1921 3,608 +0.21% 1926 4,827 +5.99% 1931 4,849 +0.09% 1936 4,933 +0.34% 1946 5,541 +1.17% 1954 6,820 +2.63% 1962 7,648 +1.44% 1968 8,630 +2.03% 1975 9,346 +1.15% 1982 8,368 −1.57% 1990 7,740 −0.97% 1999 6,872 −1.31% 2007 6,727 −0.27% 2012 6,394 −1.01% 2017 6,137 −0.82%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Place d'Europe

Tour de France

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

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

• Alix André (1909-2000), romance novelist
• 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