Locates

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Lortet (disambiguation) .

Locates
region	Occitania
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Bagneres-de-Bigorre
Canton	Neste, Aure and Louron
Community association	Communes du Plateau de Lannemezan
Coordinates	43 ° 3 '  N , 0 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 3 '  N , 0 ° 23'  E
height	545-809 m
surface	3.63 km 2
Residents	213 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	59 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	65250
INSEE code	65279
Website	Locates
View of the center of Lortet

Lortet is a French commune with 213 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre and the canton of Neste, Aure et Louron (until 2015: canton of La Barthe-de-Neste ).

The inhabitants are called Lortésiens and Lortésiennes .

geography

Lortet is about 19 kilometers east of Bagnères-de-Bigorre .

Lortet is surrounded by the six neighboring communities:

Avezac-Prat-Lahitte	Izaux	Saint-Arroman
Labastide		Bazus nests
	Hèches

Population development

After records began, the population rose to a peak of around 625 in the first half of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell with brief recovery periods until the 1990s to a low of 195 inhabitants before a level of hired around 210 inhabitants, which is still held today.

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011	2017
Residents	258	290	253	219	195	200	199	220	213

From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2011

Saint Blaise parish church

Attractions

• Lortet caves
• Saint Blaise parish church

Economy and Infrastructure

Lortet is located in the AOC zones of the Porc noir de Bigorre pig breed and the Jambon noir de Bigorre ham .

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 17

Camino de Santiago logo

sport and freetime

• The long-distance hiking trail GR 78, called La voie des Piémonts , leads from Carcassonne to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port also through the center of Lortet. It is considered the Camino de Santiago alongside the four main routes in France.

• The long-distance hiking trail GR 105 to Port d'Ourdissétou begins in the center of Lortet. It is an alternative route to a parallel route to the Via Tolosana , one of the four Camino de Santiago in France.

traffic

Lignes intermodales d'Occitanie bus

Lortet can be reached via Routes départementales 26, 76, 78, 278, 929A and 929, the former Route nationale 129 .

The commune is linked to other communes in the department by a line on the Lignes intermodales d'Occitanie bus network from Lannemezan to Saint-Lary-Soulan .

Personalities

Jean Castel, born on June 4, 1916 in Lortet, died on September 23, 1999 in Paris , was a businessman and owner of several nightclubs .

Web links

Commons : Lortet  - collection of images

• Website of the Working Group of Noir de Bigorre (French)
• Lists on the website of the association of municipalities (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hautes-Pyrénées ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
2. ↑ Notice Communale Lortet ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved November 29, 2019.
3. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Lortet (65279) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved November 29, 2019.
4. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved November 29, 2019.
5. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Lortet (65279) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved November 29, 2019.
6. ↑ La voie des Piémonts ( fr ) Agence de Coopération Interrégionale et Réseau “Chemins de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle”. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
7. ↑ De Lortet au port d'Ourdissetou ( fr ) Association des Amis de Saint Jacques des Hautes Pyrénées. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
8. ↑ Jean Castel (1916-1999) . Bibliothèque nationale de France . Retrieved November 29, 2019.