Lannemezan

Lannemezan
A general view of the church of Saint Jean-Baptiste
A general view of the church of Saint Jean-Baptiste
Coat of arms of Lannemezan
Location of Lannemezan
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Lannemezan is located in France
Lannemezan
Lannemezan
Lannemezan is located in Occitanie
Lannemezan
Lannemezan
Coordinates: 43°07′N 0°23′E / 43.12°N 0.39°E / 43.12; 0.39
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHautes-Pyrénées
ArrondissementBagnères-de-Bigorre
CantonLa Vallée de la Barousse
IntercommunalityPlateau de Lannemezan
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bernard Plano[1]
Area
1
19.03 km2 (7.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,810
 • Density310/km2 (790/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
65258 /65300
Elevation442–647 m (1,450–2,123 ft)
(avg. 610 m or 2,000 ft)
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.[3] The inhabitants are called Lannemezanais.

Lannemezan is the largest city in the Communauté de communes du Plateau de Lannemezan [fr].

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file