L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre
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Not to be confused with L'Hospitalet-du-Larzac or L'Hospitalet, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
For other uses, see L'Hospitalet (disambiguation).
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L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre |
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 L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Foix |
| Canton | Ax-les-Thermes |
| Intercommunality | Vallées d'Ax |
| Mayor | Arnaud Diaz (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 1,279–2,816 m (4,196–9,239 ft) (avg. 1,446 m or 4,744 ft) |
| Land area1 | 26.12 km2 (10.08 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 89 (2008) |
| - Density | 3 /km2 (7.8 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09139/ 09390 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 42°35′30″N 1°48′14″E / 42.5917°N 1.8039°E
L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.
The commune has a history of vulnerability to avalanches in winter. Avalanches hit the commune in 1895 killing 12, and again in 1906 and 1929.[1][2] Avalanches have also closed the RN-20 road.[3]
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| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 129 | 161 | 186 | 171 | 146 | 166 | 89 |
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