Loudervielle Explained

Loudervielle
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Loudervielle (65).svg
Arrondissement:Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Canton:Neste, Aure et Louron
Insee:65283
Postal Code:65510
Mayor:Évelyne Bertranuc[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:42.8097°N 0.4219°W
Elevation M:1150
Elevation Min M:1038
Elevation Max M:2034
Area Km2:5.39

Loudervielle (in French pronounced as /ludɛʁvjɛl/; Occitan (post 1500);: 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.[2]

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

Geography

Sights and monuments

Climate

Loudervielle has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Loudervielle is . The average annual rainfall is with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around, and lowest in February, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Loudervielle was on 18 August 2012; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 1 March 2005.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. 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.