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Lannemezan | |
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A general view of the church of Saint Jean-Baptiste | |
Coordinates: 43°07′N 0°23′E / 43.12°N 0.39°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
Arrondissement | Bagnères-de-Bigorre |
Canton | La Vallée de la Barousse |
Intercommunality | Plateau de Lannemezan |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Plano[1] |
Area 1 | 19.03 km2 (7.35 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 5,810 |
• Density | 310/km2 (790/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 65258 /65300 |
Elevation | 442–647 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 .