Lourdes
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Lourdes | |
|---|---|
 Lourdes wi the Rosary Basilica | |
.svg) Coat airms | |
  Lourdes Location within Occitanie region  Lourdes | |
| Coordinates: 43°06′N 0°03′W / 43.1°N 0.05°WCoordinates: 43°06′N 0°03′W / 43.1°N 0.05°W | |
| Kintra | Fraunce |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Depairtment | Hautes-Pyrénées |
| Arrondissement | Argelès-Gazost |
| Canton | Lourdes-Est Lourdes-Ouest |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Lourdes |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Artiganave |
| Area 1 | 36.94 km2 (14.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)2 | 15,491 |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 65286 / |
| Elevation | 343–960 m (1,125–3,150 ft) |
| 1 French Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries. 2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance. | |
Lourdes (pronunciation: [luʀd]; Lorda in Occitan, pron. ['lurðɔ]) is a smaa mercat toun lyin in the fithills o the Pyrenees.
Internaitional relations[eedit | eedit soorce]
Twin towns - sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]
Basilica o Oor Lady o Guid Heal in Vailankanni, Tamil Nadu, Indie
Częstochowa in Poland[1]
Fátima in Portugal[1]
Loreto in Italy[1]
Altötting in Germany[1]
Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
Mariazell in Austrick
