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Jurvielle (France)
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region Occitania
Department Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement Saint-Gaudens
Canton Bagneres-de-Luchon
Community association Pyrénées Haut Garonnaises
Coordinates 42 ° 49 ′  N , 0 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 42 ° 49 ′  N , 0 ° 29 ′  E
height 1,240–2,093 m
surface 5.79 km 2
Residents 20 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 3 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 31110
INSEE code 31242

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Jurvielle is a French commune with 20 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Gaudens and the association of communes Pyrénées Haut Garonnaises founded in 2016 . The inhabitants are called Jurviellois .

geography

The municipality of Jurvielle is located in the high mountain landscape of the central Pyrenees in the south of the historical province of Comminges , about 60 kilometers southwest of Saint-Gaudens and about 20 kilometers from the border with Spain . The 5.79 km² municipal area borders the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the north-west and includes the catchment area of ​​the Ruisseau de Labach mountain river (in the lower area of Ruisseau du Portet ) with its numerous side valleys. The mountain slopes are partially forested from about 1350 m above sea level to the tree line (here at about 1700 m). The Ruisseau du Portet drains over the Neste d'Oô and the Pique to the Garonne . The valleys are flanked by mountain peaks that rise above the 2000 m mark. Jurvielle is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bourg-d'Oueil in the north, Poubeau in the east, Portet-de-Luchon in the south, Mont in the west and Cazaux-Fréchet-Anéran-Camors in the north-west.

The highest points in the municipality of Jurvielle are:

  • Sommet de Pouy Louby 2091  m (highest point of the municipality in the north-western tip)
  • Sommet de Pouyaué 2062  m
  • Pene de l'Ours 1919  m
  • Cap du Pré Rouquet 1773  m
  • Turon de la Caucade 1572  m

The GRP (Grande Randonnée de Pays) Tour d'Oueil - Larboust regional hiking trail crosses the municipal area of ​​Jurvielle from the village of Jurvielle in the south to the 1992  m high Port de Pinate pass .

Population development

year 1846 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2016
Residents 168 40 49 31 19th 18th 15th 20th 20th
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Christophe Church, Monument historique
  • Watermill on the border with the municipality of Portet-de-Luchon
  • three wayside crosses
Saint-Christophe Church
Watermill

Economy and Infrastructure

Jurvielle is a very small mountain village with a few tourist offers (holiday apartments). Despite the guaranteed snow, the ski circuit has not yet reached Kurvielle. There are two farms in the municipality (goat and sheep breeding).

Jurvielle can only be reached via an access road from the south from Portet-de-Luchon . The Col de Peyresourde pass, located five kilometers to the southwest, leads into the Nestetal . In the small town of Bagnères-de-Luchon , 11 kilometers to the east, there is a connection to the Route nationale 125 .

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, pp. 265-268.

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Jurvielle on cassini.ehess.fr
  2. ↑ Jurvielle on insee.fr
  3. ↑ Saint-Christophe Church in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  4. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr

Web links

Commons : Jurvielle  - collection of images