Lourdes
Lorda (Occitan) | |
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 Lourdes with the Sanctuary of Our Lady | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Lourdes  | |
  Lourdes  Lourdes | |
| Coordinates: 43°5′39″N 0°2′49″W / 43.09417°N 0.04694°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
| Arrondissement | Argelès-Gazost |
| Canton | Lourdes-1 and 2 |
| Intercommunality | CA Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Lavit[1] |
| Area 1 | 36.94 km2 (14.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 13,509 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Lourdais |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 65286 /65100 |
| Elevation | 343–960 m (1,125–3,150 ft) |
| Website | lourdes.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Lourdes (/lʊərd/,[3] also US: /lʊərdz/,[4][5] French: [luʁd] ; Occitan: Lorda [ˈluɾðɔ]) is a market town situated in the Pyrenees. It is part of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France.[6] Prior to the mid-19th century, the town was best known for its Château fort, a fortified castle that rises up from a rocky escarpment at its center.
In 1858, Lourdes rose to prominence in France and abroad due to the Marian apparitions to the peasant girl Bernadette Soubirous (who was later canonized for her virtuous life). Shortly thereafter, the city and its Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes became one of the world's most important sites of pilgrimage and religious tourism.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Lourdes". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Lourdes". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Lourdes". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "INSEE commune file". INSEE. Retrieved 26 September 2024.