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Lavelanet-de-Comminges (, literally ''Lavelanet of
Comminges The Comminges (; Occitan/ Gascon: ''Comenge'') is an ancient region of southern France in the foothills of the Pyrenees, corresponding closely to the arrondissement of Saint-Gaudens in the department of Haute-Garonne. This natural region is norma ...
''; oc, L'Avereit de Comenge) is a
commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
in the
Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country's ...
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in southwestern
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.


Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Lavelanéciens


Geography

The commune is bordered by four other communes:
Le Fousseret Le Fousseret is a commune and a large village in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Geography The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the left bank of the Louge, which flows northeast through the middle of the commun ...
to the northwest,
Cazères Cazères (; oc, Casèras), or sometimes locally called as Cazères-sur-Garonne, is a small town and commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Cazères station has rail connections to Toulouse, Pau and Tarbes. It is the sea ...
to the southwest, Saint-Élix-le-Château to the northeast, and finally by
Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne (, literally ''Saint-Julien on Garonne''; before September 2005: ''Saint-Julien''; oc, Sent Julian de Garona) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Geography The commune is bordered by six ...
to the southeast.


Twin towns

Lavelanet-de-Comminges is twinned with: *
Brazii Brazii ( hu, Raj) is a commune in Arad County, Romania. It is situated in the southern part of the Gurahonț Basin, at the western foot of Măgura Ciungani Mountains and at the northern foot of Husu Massif, in the hydrographical basin of the Si ...
, Romania * Narthang, China


See also

Communes of the Haute-Garonne department The following is a list of the 586 communes of the French department of Haute-Garonne. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Haute-Garonne Comminges {{HauteGaronne-geo-stub