Lavelanet
Sign in to saveLavelanet (; ''L'Avelhanet'' in the Languedocian dialect of Occitan) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France.
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Place details
- Locality
- Lavelanet
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 7,382
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Lavelanet
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Lavelanet (Ariège).svg
- French commune.image
- Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Lavelanet.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The church in Lavelanet
- French commune.arrondissement
- Pamiers
- French commune.canton
- Pays d'Olmes
- French commune.INSEE
- 09160
- French commune.postal code
- 09300
- French commune.mayor
- Marc Sanchez
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Pays d'Olmes
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Lavelanet
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Foix
- Population
- +5987
- Area
- +12.57
- Elevation
- +572
- Shares border with
- Villeneuve-d'Olmes
- Official website
- www.mairie-lavelanet.fr
- Image
- LavelanetPlaceEurope.JPG
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Prehistory and Antiquity
- Middle Ages
- Population
- Tour de France
- Etymology
- Personalities
- See also
- References
Lavelanet (; ''L'Avelhanet in the Languedocian dialect of Occitan) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France.
== History == === Prehistory and Antiquity === The Roman character of the subsurface constructions of the two towers of the ancient feudal castle of Lavelanet give Lavelanet a very ancient origin. A town must have existed before the Roman conquest because the Romans considered it appropriate to build fortifications in the gorge of the river Touyre. The name of the fortified castle "Castelsarrasin''" also recalls the stay of the Moors in this area (this information being based on hypotheses).