Luby-Betmont

Luby-Betmont
Coat of arms of Luby-Betmont
Location of Luby-Betmont
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Luby-Betmont is located in France
Luby-Betmont
Luby-Betmont
Luby-Betmont is located in Occitanie
Luby-Betmont
Luby-Betmont
Coordinates: 43°17′48″N 0°17′36″E / 43.2967°N 0.2933°E / 43.2967; 0.2933
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHautes-Pyrénées
ArrondissementTarbes
CantonLes Coteaux
IntercommunalityPays de Trie et Magnoac
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yves Cieutat
Area
1
7.16 km2 (2.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
107
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
65289 /65220
Elevation252–385 m (827–1,263 ft)
(avg. 225 m or 738 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Luby-Betmont (French pronunciation: [lybi bɛtmɔ̃]; Occitan: Lube e Bèthmont) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.

The village church has the curious feature of chiming the hours twice. The reason for this is uncertain, although it may have been to allow workers in the fields a second chance to confirm the hour in order to be sure when to return to the farms for meals. The exceptions to the double chiming are at 7am and noon, when a more complex bell ringing takes place prior to the masses.

The village sits on the D11, just south of the junction with the D632 and forms the head of the annual Course de Cote ( hill climb) which starts at the neighbouring village of Osmets. The village church has the common French rural feature of chiming the hours twice. The reason for this is unclear, but generally accepted as being a means for agricultural workers to check the time accurately in order to be sure when to return to the village or home for meals. The exception to the double chiming are at 7am and noon, when a more complex bell ringing takes place prior to mass.

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.