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Villelongue

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Villelongue is a village and commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées département of south-western France. The town has a population of approximately 200. It belongs to the Communaute de Communes du Davantaygue.

Villelongue is situated on the flank of the Hautacam mountain, around a stream called the Ruisseau d'Isaby, and descends to the Gave de Gavarnie torrent.

It is formed of a main village with a smaller hamlet above called Ortiac. Ortiac boasts a charming medieval chapel.

The woods above Ortiac conceal the Abbey of Saint-Orens, now in ruins.

Villelongue has considerably expanded in recent years, as new tracts are open to development and as the road infrastructure have developed to allow inhabitants to commute to Lourdes and Tarbes.

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