Lourdes
commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, France
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Summary
Lourdes is a commune of France[1]. Lourdes ranks in the top 0.12% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,486 views/month, #38 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost[3], Hautes-Pyrénées[4], canton of Lourdes-Est[5], canton of Lourdes-Ouest[6]
- Country: France[7]
- Located in or next to body of water: Gave de Pau[8]
- Shares border with: Lamarque-Pontacq[9], Omex[10], Montaut[11], Saint-Vincent[12], Adé[13], Aspin-en-Lavedan[14], Barlest[15], Bartrès[16], Jarret[17], Julos[18], Lézignan[19], Loubajac[20], Lugagnan[21], Ossen[22]
- Twinned administrative body: Mariazell[23], Altötting[24], Fátima[25], Loreto[26], Częstochowa[27], Cheyenne[28]
- Coat of arms: Герб Лурда[29]
- Postal code: 65100[30]
- Commons category: Lourdes[31]
- Coordinate location: 43.094166666666666, -0.04694444444444444[32]
- Official website: https://www.lourdes.fr/[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lourdes[34]
- Commons gallery: Lourdes[35]
- Email address: mailto:sg@ville-lourdes.fr[36]
- Population: 14,644[37], 13,946[38], 14,466[39], 13,976[40], 13,389[41], 13,210[42], 13,132[43], 13,247[44], 13,509[45], 13,266[46]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Lourdes[47]
- Phone number: +33-5-62-94-65-65[48]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[49], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[50], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[51], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[52], New International Encyclopedia[53]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Lourdes include Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport[54], an airport[55], in France[56].
Why It Matters
Lourdes has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] Lourdes is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
Entities named for Lourdes include Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport[54], an airport[55], in France[56].