Louey
Louey Luei |
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Hautes-Pyrénées | |
Arrondissement | Tarbes | |
Canton | Ossun | |
Community association | Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 11 ′ N , 0 ° 1 ′ E | |
height | 327-450 m | |
surface | 6.06 km 2 | |
Residents | 990 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 163 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 65290 | |
INSEE code | 65284 | |
![]() City Hall (Mairie) of Louey |
Louey ( Occitan : Luei ) is a French commune with 990 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitania region ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Tarbes and the Canton of Ossun . The inhabitants are called Loueyais .
geography
Louey is about nine kilometers south-southwest of downtown Tarbes . Louey is surrounded by the neighboring communities Juillan in the north, Odos in the northeast, Juillan in the east, Saint-Martin in the southeast, Hibarette in the south and southeast, Bénac in the south, Lanne in the south and southwest and Ossun in the west.
Part of the Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées airport is located in the western municipal area .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 447 | 439 | 433 | 787 | 779 | 912 | 966 | 975 |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Saturnin Church
- cave
Personalities
- Jacques Duclos (1896–1975), politician (PCF)
Web links
Commons : Louey - collection of images, videos and audio files