Lavelanet

Lavelanet
The church in Lavelanet
Location of Lavelanet
Lavelanet
Lavelanet
Coordinates: 42°56′01″N 1°50′58″E / 42.9336°N 1.8494°E / 42.9336; 1.8494
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAriège
ArrondissementPamiers
CantonPays d'Olmes
IntercommunalityPays d'Olmes
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Marc Sanchez
Area
1
12.57 km2 (4.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
6,018
  Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
09160 /09300
Elevation490–802 m (1,608–2,631 ft)
(avg. 525 m or 1,722 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lavelanet (French pronunciation: [lavlanɛ]; L'Avelhanet in the Languedocian dialect of Occitan) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France.