L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre
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{{short description|Commune in Occitanie, France}}
{{other uses|L'Hospitalet (disambiguation)}}
{{Expand French|topic=geo|date=December 2008|L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre
|commune status = Commune
|image = L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre (Ariège) 2004.jpg
|caption = A general view of L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre
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|arrondissement = Foix
|canton = Haute-Ariège
|INSEE = 09139
|postal code = 09390
|term = 2020–2026
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|coordinates = {{coord|42.5917|1.8039|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 1446
|elevation min m = 1279
|elevation max m = 2816
|area km2 = 26.12
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L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre ({{IPA|fr|lɔspitalɛ pʁɛ lɑ̃dɔʁ}}, literally L'Hospitalet near the Andorra; {{langx|oc|L'Espitalet}}) is a commune in the Ariège department of southwestern France.
The area has a history of vulnerability to winter avalanches: one such in 1895 killed 12 (nearly 10% of the commune's population at the time), and much destruction was also caused in 1906 and 1929.Risques avalanches {{cite web |url=http://www.aquitaine.equipement.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/LE_RISQUE_AVALANCHE_cle01bd15.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-07-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061125020408/http://www.aquitaine.equipement.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/LE_RISQUE_AVALANCHE_cle01bd15.pdf |archive-date=2006-11-25 }}. {{in lang|fr}}Notice sur les avalanches constatées et leur environnement, [ftp://avalanchesftp.grenoble.cemagref.fr/epaclpa/notices_par_massif/orlusaintbartelemy.pdf]{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} {{in lang|fr}} Avalanches have from time to time blocked the N20, the main road through the commune, the most recent case being in 2008.L'Hospitalet. La RN 20 coupée à cause d'une avalanche, 17 Dec 2008. [http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2008/12/17/509135-L-Hospitalet-La-RN-20-coupee-a-cause-d-une-avalanche.html]. {{in lang|fr}}
Transport
The Andorre-L'Hospitalet station – served by TER Occitanie regional trains between Toulouse and Latour-de-Carol and the overnight Intercités de nuit service between Paris and Latour-de-Carol – is an important international transport node for the nearby principality of Andorra, to which the station is connected by a bus link.
Local government
The village has a Mairie from which local government is organised. There is an elected mayor. The office is currently held by Arnaud Diaz.
Community facilities
There is a hotel in the village centre, the Hôtel du Puymorens, which has both a bar and a restaurant open to non-residents, and available to local residents. There is also a small guest house in the main street, operated as part of the French Gîtes system, with a small shop for essential supplies. There are few businesses trading in the village, although there is a small engineering company. There is a primary school, whose buildings include a residential youth centre for visiting groups. A school bus visits L'Hospitalet daily to transport older children to secondary school.
Religion
Roman Catholicism is the only organised religion in the community. There is a parish church, with churchyard, in the main street. Although the village has no resident priest, services are held regularly.
Population
{{Historical populations
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|1962|129
|1968|161
|1975|186
|1982|171
|1990|146
|1999|166
|2008|89
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See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/carte?c=1.7917822701640986,42.58814525373734&z=14&l0=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.SCAN-EXPRESS.STANDARD::GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre on French IGN mapping portal]
- [http://mairie-hospitalet.fr/ L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre Official Village website]
- [http://mairie-hospitalet.fr/trophe-isard-hospitalet/ Trophée de l’Isard race page]
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