Lavelanet
Encyclopedia
Lavelanet is a commune
in the Ariège
department in the Midi-Pyrénées
region
in southwestern France
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started in Lavelanet.
In 2008 the 12th stage of the Tour de France started in Lavelanet.
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Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Ariège
Ariège
Ariège is a department in southwestern France named after the Ariège River.- History :Ariège is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from the counties of Foix and Couserans....
department in the Midi-Pyrénées
Midi-Pyrénées
Midi-Pyrénées is the largest region of metropolitan France by area, larger than the Netherlands or Denmark.Midi-Pyrénées has no historical or geographical unity...
region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
in southwestern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Population
Its inhabitants are called Lavelanetiens.Tour de France
In 2002 the 13th stage of the Tour de France2002 Tour de France
The 2002 Tour de France started in Luxembourg on July 6, 2002, and ended in Paris on July 28. France was visited counter-clockwise, so the Pyrenees were there before the Alps...
started in Lavelanet.
In 2008 the 12th stage of the Tour de France started in Lavelanet.
Etymology
The name of Lavelanet comes from the Latin avellana meaning "hazel nut" ("noisette" in FrenchFrench language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
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Personalities
- Fabien BarthezFabien BarthezFabien Alain Barthez is a former French footballer goalkeeper who won honours with Manchester United and the French national team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 World Cup. He shares the record for the most World Cup finals clean sheets...
, footballFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
er - Benoît BabyBenoît BabyBenoît Baby is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing for Biarritz Olympique in the élite domestic championship, the Top 14. He usually plays at centre, but also at fullback and fly-half and has represented France.Baby made his début for the national team during the 2005 Six Nations,...
, rugbyRugby footballRugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
player - Jean-Paul BanosJean-Paul BanosJean-Paul Banos is a Canadian fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at four consecutive Olympic Games between 1988 and 1996. His brother, Jean-Marie Banos, also fenced for Canada at four Olympic Games.-References:...
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