L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre
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L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre (French pronunciation: [lɔspitalɛ pʁɛ lɑ̃dɔʁ], literally L'Hospitalet near the Andorra; Occitan: L'Espitalet) is a commune in the Ariège department of southwestern France.
For other uses, see L'Hospitalet (disambiguation).
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Coordinates: 42°35′30″N 1°48′14″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Ariège |
Arrondissement | Foix |
Canton | Haute-Ariège |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Arnaud Diaz[1] |
Area 1 | 26.12 km2 (10.08 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 105 |
• Density | 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 09139 /09390 |
Elevation | 1,279–2,816 m (4,196–9,239 ft) (avg. 1,446 m or 4,744 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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The area has a history of vulnerability to winter avalanches: one such in 1895 killed 12 (nearly 10% of the commune's population at the time), and much destruction was also caused in 1906 and 1929.[3][4] Avalanches have from time to time blocked the N20, the main road through the commune, the most recent case being in 2008.[5]