Pra-Loup
Coordinates: 44 ° 22 ′ 11 ″ N , 6 ° 36 ′ 19 ″ E
Pra-Loup is a ski station in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the French Alps .
geography
Pra-Loup is located in the commune of Uvernet-Fours in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, seven kilometers from Barcelonnette in the Vallée de l'Ubaye .
Ski Area
Together with La Foux d'Allos , it forms the Espace Lumière ski area . It is the fifth largest ski area in the Southern Alps and, with 38 ski lifts and 180 kilometers of slopes, is one of the largest ski areas in Europe. 21 snow cannons guarantee the descents to the valley stations.
- Pra-Loup
- Altitude: 1500-2500 m
- 100 km of slopes
- 39 slopes: 6 green (beginners), 13 blue (easy), 17 red (medium) and 3 black (difficult)
- 19 lifts / cable cars
- Area of La Foux d'Allos
- Height: 1500–2600 m
- 180 km of slopes
- 78 slopes: 10 green (beginners), 28 blue (easy), 33 red (medium) and 7 black (difficult)
- 38 lifts / cable cars
Road links
- From Paris and northern France: via Lyon , Grenoble , Gap and Barcelonnette.
- From the south of France : via Aix-en-Provence , on the Autoroute A 51 to Tallard , then on towards Barcelonnette.
Origin of name
The name of Pra-Loup consists of Pra , Pro and lovin derived from the vernacular form Pralovin , (individual houses in a clearing) and Latin lupinus, pré au loup, loup itself comes from olim le Lau = Hamlet '. Pra-Loup therefore means “meadow on which hay is grown” or “pasture”. The inhabitants of Pra-Loup call themselves praloupiens and praloupiennes (female).
history
The Pra-Loup area has been around since the 1st century BC. Known. At the time, Ligurian shepherds came from the Mediterranean and formed the basis for the local tribes. In the 12th century the hamlet was formed and the monks from the Notre-Dame-de-Chalais monastery built four formerly connected buildings: the church, the school, the convent and the rectory. From the 14th to the 17th century, the hamlet developed with the construction of farmsteads for pasture farming and the inn. Until 1920 the villages were sparsely populated and, with their mill and ovens, lived in complete self-sufficiency . The residents developed an ingenious system to collect the little water from the spring by building a water pipe ("le bournéous") from 500 hollowed-out tree trunks, which can now be seen in the museum of la vallée de Jausiers.
At the end of the 1950s, Pierre Grouès, doctor and philanthropist, had the idea of creating a ski station to increase the attractiveness of the village. He was accompanied by the best specialists of his time: Émile Allais , famous French skier, and Honoré Bonnet , trainer of the French alpine skiing team between 1959 and 1966. In 1960 the station took shape. Instead of the 3,000 beds that were planned for the ward, Honoré Bonnet proposed 10,000 beds to increase profitability. From the summit of the Pegueiou he found a suitable area and also a possibility for the small valley of Agneliers, which later formed the connection to Foux d'Allos, which opened in 1977. Under the direction of Michel Lantelme, Mayor of Allos and Louis Lequette, Mayor of Uvernet-Fours, this ski area is one of the largest in the Southern Alps.
Sporting events
Critérium du Dauphiné
In preparation for the Tour de France 2015 , Pra-Loup was the destination of the 5th stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné 2015 , in which Romain Bardet was able to assert himself.
Tour de France
At the Tour de France 1975 Pra-Loup was the stage destination of the 15th stage Nice - Pra-Loup. Bernard Thévenet was able to win the stage and took over the yellow jersey from Eddy Merckx , which he defended all the way to Paris. Thévenet eventually won the tour, ending the supremacy of Eddy Merckx, who had won a total of five times between 1969 and 1974.
Pra-Loup was also the goal of the 16 th stage Trets - Pra-Loup of the Tour de France 1980 , which the Belgian Joseph Deschoenmaecker won.
In the 2015 Tour de France , Pra-Loup was the destination of the 17th stage, which ran over 161 kilometers from Digne-les-Bains to the station. It paid homage to Bernard Thévenet and his stage win 40 years ago and was won by Simon Geschke .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Notre histoire. Our history. Retrieved July 13, 2015 (French).
- ↑ Musée de Jausiers (French)
- ↑ Commentary by Christian Prudhomme on the 17th stage ( Memento of the original from June 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French)
