Lannemezan
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Location within Occitanie region
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| Coordinates: 43°07′N 0°23′E / 43.12°N 0.39°ECoordinates: 43°07′N 0°23′E / 43.12°N 0.39°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées | |
| Arrondissement | Bagnères-de-Bigorre | |
| Canton | Lannemezan | |
| Intercommunality | Plateau de Lannemezan | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Plano | |
| Area1 | 19.03 km2 (7.35 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 6,446 | |
| • Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 65258 /65300 | |
| Elevation | 442–647 m (1,450–2,123 ft) (avg. 610 m or 2,000 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Lannemezan (French pronunciation: [lanməzɑ̃]; Gascon Occitan Lanamesa, "heath of the middle") is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department and the Occitanie region in south-western France. The inhabitants are called Lannemezanais.
Since 24 December 2003, Lannemezan has belonged to the Communauté de communes du Plateau de Lannemezan, which it was the main town. Since 1 January 2014, it belongs to the Communauté de communes du Plateau de Lannemezan et des Baïses, of which it is still the largest city.
The Petite Baïse has its source in the commune.
Lannemezan is around 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Tarbes, and around 100 km south-west of Toulouse.
Over 50 million years, driven by movements of compression, low relief which constitutes the Pre-Pyrenees has risen. Glaciers and streams that cascade down its slopes subject to mountain erosion which flows off from the foot of it. While continuing to rise, the mountain has erected the cluster of its deposits and thus forms the Plateau de Lannemezan, head of a gigantic piémont which puts its mark upon much of the southwest, up the Garonne at more than 100 kilometres (62 mi) to the north. High up and submitted to the four winds, the site already assigns itself an identity that would assist in its history and reputation.
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