Loucrup
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées | |
| Arrondissement | Tarbes | |
| Canton | Ossun | |
| Community association | Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 7 ' N , 0 ° 4' E | |
| height | 397-588 m | |
| surface | 3.62 km 2 | |
| Residents | 228 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 63 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 65200 | |
| INSEE code | 65281 | |
| Website | Loucrup | |
 Loucrup - View from north to south |
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Loucrup ( Occitan Locrup ) is a southern French municipality with 228 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitania region .
Location and climate
The municipality of Loucrup is located in the foothills of the Pyrenees at an altitude of about 525 m . The nearest town, Tarbes , is around 15 km north. The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 870 mm / year) falls mainly in the winter half-year.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 224 | 374 | 286 | 175 | 202 | 222 |
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Because of the rural exodus triggered by the phylloxera crisis in viticulture at the beginning of the 20th century and the increasing mechanization of agriculture , the population of the community has steadily declined since the end of the 19th century. Due to its proximity to the city of Tarbes, a new population growth began at the end of the 20th century.
economy
The community is almost exclusively agriculturally oriented.
history
Loucrup has probably been part of the former Bigorre county since the 9th or 10th century . The old place name Locrup is first documented in the early 14th century.
Attractions
- The parish church of Saint-Martin dates from the 1860s.
- A half-ruined roofed washing area ( lavoir ) stands on the outskirts.
