Loucrup is a commune in the

Hautes-Pyrénées Hautes-Pyrénées (; Gascon/ Occitan: ''Nauts Pirenèus / Hauts Pirenèus'' awts piɾeˈnɛʊs ; alts piɾiˈneʊs ) is a department in the region of Occitania, southwestern France. The department is bordered by Pyrénées-Atlantiques to t ...

department in south-western

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Sight and monuments

* Saint-Martin Church (19th century) * Roman

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at the sources of the Aube on the

Toulouse Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from ...

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Roman road * Medieval

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now disappeared that was on the road to

Layrisse Layrisse (; ) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include ...

* Former station on the Campan-

Lourdes Lourdes (, also , ; ) is a market town situated in the Pyrenees. It is part of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France. Prior to the mid-19th century, the town was best known for its Château fort, a ...

tramway line that operated from 1914 to 1932 ( Tramway de la Bigorre) * viewpoint over the

Pyrénées The Pyrenees are a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. They extend nearly from their union with the Cantabrian Mountains to Cap de Creus on the Mediterranean coast, reaching a maximum elevation of at the peak of Aneto. F ...

* Source of the Aube, a tributary of the

Échez The Échez (; ) is a left tributary of the Adour, in the Hautes-Pyrénées, in the Southwest of France. It is long. Geography The Échez rises in ''Sère-Lanso'' (east of Lourdes) and flows north along the Adour, which it joins in Maubourguet. ...

* Tourist route between

Bagnères-de-Bigorre Bagnères-de-Bigorre (, literally ''Bagnères of Bigorre''; ) is a Communes of France, commune and Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Hautes-Pyrénées Departments of France, Department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occita ...

and

Sport

Loucrup was passed through on the route of Stage 1 of the 2024 Tour Féminin des Pyrénées, 14 June.

People linked to the commune

* Antoine Duffourc (born 1851 in Loucrup; died 1926 in Beaudéan) was a French historian. He wrote numerous works on the history of the

References

Communes of Hautes-Pyrénées Hautes-Pyrénées communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Tarbes-geo-stub

Sight and monuments

Sport

People linked to the commune

See also

References