Lavelanet
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Foix |
| Canton | Lavelanet |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Olmes |
| Mayor | Marc Sanchez (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 490–802 m (1,610–2,631 ft) (avg. 525 m or 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. | |
Coordinates: 42°56′01″N 1°50′58″E / 42.9336°N 1.8494°E
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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[edit] Population
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 |
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| Population | 1191 | 1222 | 1508 | 1717 | 1852 | 2527 | 2898 | 3004 | 3062 | 2944 |
| Year | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 |
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| Population | 3006 | 3033 | 3292 | 3095 | 3205 | 3246 | 2981 | 3179 | 2196 | 3270 |
| Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 |
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| Population | 3532 | 3608 | 4827 | 4849 | 4933 | 5541 | 6820 | 7648 | 8630 | 9346 |
| Year | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 8368 | 7740 | 6872 | 6747 |
Its inhabitants are called Lavelanetiens.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Etymology
The name of Lavelanet comes from the Latin avellana meaning "hazel nut" ("noisette" in French).
[edit] Personalities
- Fabien Barthez, footballer
- Benoît Baby, rugby player
- Jean-Paul Banos, fencer
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