Lavelanet (; ''L'Avelhanet'' in the

Languedocian Languedocien (French name, ), Languedocian or Lengadocian (), is an Occitan dialect spoken in rural parts of southern France such as Languedoc, Rouergue, Quercy, Agenais and Southern Périgord. It is sometimes also called Languedocien-Guyenna ...

dialect of

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) is a commune in the Ariège department in the

Occitanie Occitanie may refer to: *Occitania, a region in southern France called ''Occitanie'' in French *Occitania (administrative region) Occitania ( ; french: Occitanie ; oc, Occitània ; ca, Occitània ) is the southernmost administrative region of ...

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in southwestern

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Population

Its inhabitants are called ''Lavelanetiens.'' LavelanetPlaceEurope

Tour de France

In 2002 the 13th stage of the

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consist ...

started in Lavelanet.TOUR DE FRANCE : 'The others are better this year,' Lance says - International Herald Tribune
/ref> In 2008 the 12th stage of the Tour de France started in Lavelanet.

Etymology

The name of Lavelanet comes from the

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ...

meaning "hazel nut" (french: noisette). The city is commonly called by the locals.

Personalities

* Alix André (1909-2000), romance novelist *

Fabien Barthez Fabien Alain Barthez (born 28 June 1971) is a French racing driver and former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. At club level, he played football in both France and England with Toulouse, Marseille, AS Monaco, Manchester Unite ...

, footballer * Benoît Baby, rugby player *

Jean-Paul Banos Jean-Paul Banos (born 27 January 1961) is a Canadian former fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at four consecutive Olympic Games between 1984 and 1996. His brother, Jean-Marie Banos Jean-Marie Banos (born 10 Februar ...

and

Jean-Marie Banos Jean-Marie Banos (born 10 February 1962) is a Canadian former fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at four consecutive Olympic Games between 1984 and 1996. His brother, Jean-Paul Banos, also fenced for Canada at four Oly ...

, fencers *

Perrine Laffont Perrine Laffont (born 28 October 1998) is a French mogul skier and the 2017 Dual Moguls world champion and moguls silver medalist. She won the gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in the moguls event, and was back-to-back overall winner ...

, mogul skier *

Daniel Lassalle Daniel Lassalle is a baroque trombonist from France. He is joint artistic director of Les Sacqueboutiers (with Jean-Pierre Canihac) and professor of trombone at the Conservatoire National de Région de Toulouse. He won the Premier prix for tromb ...

, baroque trombonist

Population

Tour de France

Etymology

Personalities

See also