Vielle-louron
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées | |
| Arrondissement | Bagneres-de-Bigorre | |
| Canton | Neste, Aure and Louron | |
| Community association | Aure Louron | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 50 ′ N , 0 ° 24 ′ E | |
| height | 907-1,681 m | |
| surface | 2.89 km 2 | |
| Residents | 94 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 33 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 65240 | |
| INSEE code | 65466 | |
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Viel-Louron is a French commune with 94 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitania region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre and the canton of Neste, Aure et Louron .
geography
The municipality is located in the historic province of Bigorre , in the Pays d'Aure countryside . Neighboring communities are:
- Avajan in the north,
- Cazaux-Fréchet-Anéran-Camors in the east,
- Gouaux-de-Larboust in the southeast,
- Adervielle-Pouchergues in the south,
- Grailhen to the west, as well
- Gouaux in the northwest.
The location of the municipality's capital is on the left flank of the valley called Vallée du Louron , above the Neste du Louron river , which runs through Bordères-Louron at the bottom of the valley . The majority of the municipal area is predominantly impassable mountainous terrain at high altitudes and forests up to 2000 meters. As this is hardly populated, the overall population density is extremely low.
Population development
The development of the population is known from censuses that have been carried out since 1793. In the 21st century, censuses are conducted every five years in municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants, and every year in larger cities.
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2005 | 2010 | 2016 |
| Residents | 61 | 55 | 47 | 47 | 40 | 51 | 73 | 80 | 91 |
Attractions
The municipality has several cultural monuments that are classified as Monument historique .
- Église paroissiale Saint-Mercurial ( German : Parish Church of St. Markus ): Gothic church from the 13th century
- Croix monolith : Monolithic stone cross on the cemetery wall, was placed under monument protection in 1955.
Individual evidence
- ↑ vielle-Louron on the Insee website
- ↑ Entry No. 65466 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
