Loudenvielle

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Loudenvielle

|commune status = Commune

|image = Loudenv site.jpg

|caption = Lake Génos-Loudenvielle seen from the north, with Loudenvielle across the lake

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Loudenvielle (65).svg

|arrondissement = Bagnères-de-Bigorre

|canton = Neste, Aure et Louron

|INSEE = 65282

|postal code = 65510

|mayor = Noël Lacaze{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CC Aure Louron

|coordinates = {{coord|42.7972|0.4119|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 960

|elevation min m = 956

|elevation max m = 3130

|area km2 = 43.35

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Loudenvielle ({{IPA|fr|ludɑ̃vjɛl}}; {{langx|oc|Lodenvièla}}) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/65282-loudenvielle INSEE commune file] On 1 January 2016, the former commune Armenteule was merged into Loudenvielle.[https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2015/12/21/INTB1600649A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral] 21 December 2015 {{in lang|fr}}

Its inhabitants are called Loudenviellois.

Located in the Louron Valley, Loudenvielle is a popular tourist resort, with a lake, campsite, thermal spa and waterpark. It is also the closest town to the Peyragudes and Val-Louron ski resorts.

It is situated at the foot of the Col de Peyresourde and has hosted three stage finishes in the Tour de France, including the finish of Stage 15 in 2007.

Tour de France stage finishes

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Year

!Stage

!Start of stage

!Distance (km)

!Stage winner

!Yellow jersey

2020

|8

|Cazères-sur-Garonne

|141

|Nans Peters

|Adam Yates

2007

|15

|Foix

|196

|Kim Kirchen

|Michael Rasmussen

2003

|14

| Saint-Girons

|192

|Gilberto Simoni

|Lance Armstrong

1997

|9

|Pau

|182

|Laurent Brochard

|Cédric Vasseur

In the 2007 tour, the original stage winner was Alexander Vinokourov, but in April 2008 the win was credited to Kim Kirchen following Vinokourov's failing a drug test.

See also

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