Loudenvielle

French commune
nomcommune=Loudenvielle
région=Midi-Pyrénées
département=Hautes-Pyrénées
arrondissement=Bagnères-de-Bigorre
canton=Canton de Bordères-Louron
insee=65282
cp=65510
maire= Michel Pélieu
mandat= 2001-2008
intercomm=
longitude=0.411944444444
latitude=42.7972222222
alt moy=960 m
alt mini=956 m
alt maxi=3130 m
hectares=4265
km²=42,65
sans=261
date-sans=1999
dens=6|

Loudenvielle is a commune of the Hautes-Pyrénées "département" in the "arrondissement " of Bagnères-de-Bigorre in southwestern France. Its inhabitants are called "les Loudenviellois".

Located in the Louron Valley, Loudenvielle is a popular tourist resort, with a lake, campsite, thermal spa and waterpark. It is also the closest town to the Peyragudes and Val-Louron ski resorts.

It is situated at the foot of the Col de Peyresourde and has hosted three stage finishes in the Tour de France, including the finish of Stage 15 in 2007.

Tour de France stage finishes

In the 2007 tour, the original stage winner was Alexandre Vinokourov, but in April 2008 the win was credited to Kim Kirchen following Vinokourov's failing a drugs test.

External links

* [http://www.lelouron.com/index_en.htm www.lelouron.com]
* [http://mrambaul.club.fr/villes_etapes/villes_l/loudenvielle.htm Loudenvielle - Le Louron dans le Tour de France fr]