Loudervielle
Appearance
Loudervielle | |
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The church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine | |
Coordinates: 42°48′35″N 0°25′19″E / 42.8097°N 0.4219°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
Arrondissement | Bagnères-de-Bigorre |
Canton | Neste, Aure et Louron |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014 - 2020) | Catherine Carmouse |
Area 1 | 5.39 km2 (2.08 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 48 |
• Density | 8.9/km2 (23/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 65283 /65510 |
Elevation | 1,038–2,034 m (3,406–6,673 ft) (avg. 1,150 m or 3,770 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Loudervielle is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.
Loudervielle sits in the Bigorre region, in the valley of the river Louron. The west side of the mountain pass Col de Peyresourde lies on the eastern edge of the commune.
The village's original Latin name, found in the church register of Comminges, was De Lodirvilla, and the name in Occitan is Lodervièla.[2]
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The village arms are described as azure, a lion or, a chief argent with three crescents of the field, the largest in the middle.
Sights and monuments
- Church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
- 12th-century Tour de Moulor, the ruins of a medieval castle.
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Michel Grosclaude et Jean-François Le Nail, Dictionnaire toponymique des communes des Hautes-Pyrénées intégrant les travaux de Jacques Boisgontier, Conseil général des Hautes-Pyrénées, 2000.
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