Loudervielle

Loudervielle
The church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
The church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
Coat of arms of Loudervielle
Location of Loudervielle
Map
Loudervielle is located in France
Loudervielle
Loudervielle
Loudervielle is located in Occitanie
Loudervielle
Loudervielle
Coordinates: 42°48′35″N 0°25′19″E / 42.8097°N 0.4219°E / 42.8097; 0.4219
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHautes-Pyrénées
ArrondissementBagnères-de-Bigorre
CantonNeste, Aure et Louron
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Évelyne Bertranuc[1]
Area
1
5.39 km2 (2.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
48
 • Density8.9/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
65283 /65510
Elevation1,038–2,034 m (3,406–6,673 ft)
(avg. 1,150 m or 3,770 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Loudervielle (French pronunciation: [ludɛʁvjɛl]; Occitan: Lodervièla) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.

Loudervielle sits in the Bigorre region, in the valley of the river Louron. The west side of the mountain pass Col de Peyresourde lies on the eastern edge of the commune.

The village's original Latin name, found in the church register of Comminges, was De Lodirvilla, and the name in Occitan is Lodervièla.[3]

Coat of arms of Loudervielle

The village arms are described as azure, a lion or, a chief argent with three crescents of the field, the largest in the middle.

  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. ^ Michel Grosclaude et Jean-François Le Nail, Dictionnaire toponymique des communes des Hautes-Pyrénées intégrant les travaux de Jacques Boisgontier, Conseil général des Hautes-Pyrénées, 2000.