Bagnères-de-Luchon
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| Bagnères-de-Luchon | |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Région | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Départment | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens |
| Canton | Bagnères-de-Luchon |
| INSEE | 31042 |
| Postal Code | 31110 |
| Mayor Current Term | |
| Intercommunality | |
| Longitude | 00° 35' 41 E |
| Latitude | 42° 47' 30 N |
| Altitudes | average : 630 m minimum : 611 m maximum : 2,737 m |
| Area | 52.80 km² |
| Population without double-counting | 2,900 inhab. (1999) |
| Population Density | inhab./km² |
Bagnères-de-Luchon, also referred to as Luchon, is a spa town and a commune in the Haute-Garonne département, in southwestern France.
Geography
Bagnères-de-Luchon is located 87 m. S.S.W. of Toulouse, on a branch line of the Southern railway from Montréjeau. The town is situated at the foot of the central Pyrenees in a beautiful valley at the confluence of the One and the Pique.
History
Population: (1906) 3,448.Thermal springs
Bagnères-de-Luchon is celebrated for its thermal springs. The springs, which number forty eight, vary in composition, but are chiefly impregnated with sulphate of sodium, and range in temperature from 62 to 150 Fahrenheit. A large casino was opened in the town in 1877. The discovery of numerous Roman remains attests the antiquity of the baths, which are identified with the Onesiorum Thermae of Strabo. Their revival in modern times dates from the latter half of the 18th century, and was due to Antoine Mégret d'Etigny, intendant of Auch.
Sights
Bagnères-de-Luchon is celebrated as a fashionable resort. Of the promenades the finest and most frequented are the Allées d'Étigny, an avenue planted with lime-trees, at the southern extremity of which is the Thermes, or bathing-establishment, one of the most complete in existence.Sports
Superbagnères, located on the territory of the commune, is a ski resort.The Tour de France route often passes through Luchon. List of stage winners in Luchon :
- 1 - 1910 - Lapize
- 2 - 1911 - Duboc
- 3 - 1912 - Defraye
- 4 - 1913 - Thys
- 5 - 1914 - Lambot (July 8) - Stage start from Luchon on July 10
- 6 - 1919 - Barthélémy
- 7 - 1920 - Lambot
- 8 - 1921 - Heusghem
- 9 - 1922 - Alavoine
- 10 - 1923 - Alavoine
- 11 - 1924 - Bottecchia
- 12 - 1925 - Benoit
- 13 - 1926 - L. Buysse
- 14 - 1927 - Frantz
- 15 - 1928 - Fontan
- 16 - 1929 - Cardona
- 17 - 1930 - Binda
- 18 - 1931 - A. Magne
- 19 - 1932 - Pesenti
- 20 - 1933 - Louyet
- 21 - 1934 - Vignoli
- 22 - 1935 - S. Maes
- 23 - 1936 - Ducazeaux
- 24 - 1937 - Meulenberg
- 25 - 1938 - F. Vervaecke
- 26 - 1947 - Bourlon
- 27 - 1949 - Robic
- 28 - 1951 - Koblet
- 29 - 1953 - Robic
- 30 - 1954 - Bauvin
- 31 - 1956 - Schmitz
- 32 - 1958 - Bahamontès
- 33 - 1960 - Gimmi
- 34 - 1961 - Stage start, after arrival at Superbagnères
- 35 - 1962 - Stage start, after arrival at Superbagnères
- 36 - 1963 - Ignolin
- 37 - 1964 - Poulidor
- 38 - 1966 - Mugnaini
- 39 - 1967 - Manzanèque
- 40 - 1969 - Delisle
- 41 - 1971 - Fuente
- 42 - 1972 - Merckx
- 43 - 1973 - Ocaña
- 44 - 1979 - Bittinger
- 45 - 1980 - R. Martin
- 46 - 1983 - Millar
- 47 - 1989 - Stage start (July 12), after arrival at Superbagnères (July 11)
- 48 - 1997 - Stage start
- 49 - 1998 - Massi
- 50 - 2006 - Stage start (July 14, Bastille Day)
- 1 - 1961 - Massignan
- 2 - 1962 - Bahamontès
- 3 - 1971 - Fuente
- 4 - 1979 - Hinault
- 5 - 1986 - LeMond
- 6 - 1989 - Millar (July 11)
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