Loudenvielle (; ) 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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. On 1 January 2016, the former commune Armenteule was merged into Loudenvielle.Arrêté préfectoral
21 December 2015 Its inhabitants are called ''Loudenviellois''. Located in the Louron Valley, Loudenvielle is a popular tourist resort, with a lake, campsite, thermal spa and

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. It is also the closest town to the

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and Val-Louron ski resorts. It is situated at the foot of the

Col de Peyresourde The Col de Peyresourde () (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees on the border of the department of Haute-Garonne and Hautes-Pyrénées in France. It is situated on the D618 road between Bagnères-de-Luchon and Arreau. Details ...

and has hosted three stage finishes in the

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, including the finish of Stage 15 in

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Tour de France stage finishes

In the 2007 tour, the original stage winner was

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, but in April 2008 the win was credited to

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following Vinokourov's failing a drug test.

References

External links

www.lelouron.com
Communes of Hautes-Pyrénées Hautes-Pyrénées communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{BagnèresdeBigorre-geo-stub

Tour de France stage finishes

See also

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