Lavelanet

Lavelanet ( Occitan : L'Avelhanet ) is a French commune with 6137 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Pamiers .

etymology

The name of the city Lavelanet is derived from the Latin word avellana ('hazelnut').

Lavelanet is located on the River Touyre about 65 kilometers (driving distance) southwest of Carcassonne and about 19 kilometers south of Mirepoix .

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The Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption dates from the 17th century and houses some furnishings (pulpit, baptismal font, etc.) from this period as well as two frescoes and a Way of the Cross from the 20th century. Like many churches in south-west France, it has only one nave, but has several side chapels.
The Museum of Textile and Comb Production ( Musée du textil et du peigne en corne (AMTPC) ) is worth a visit.
Due to the local expansion, the former suburb of Bensa is now part of the urban area. The Romanesque church of St-Sernin de Bensa is a single-nave building from the 12th century with a small bell gable in the west and a solidly crafted masonry apse in the east of the building. The nave is of impressive clarity and has a beautiful barrel vault with belt arches as beams. The building has been classified as a monument historique since 1950 .

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