L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre (, literally ''L'Hospitalet near the

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''; ) is a commune in the Ariège department of southwestern

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. The area has a history of vulnerability to winter avalanches: one such in 1895 killed 12 (nearly 10% of the commune's population at the time), and much destruction was also caused in 1906 and 1929.Risques avalanches . Notice sur les avalanches constatées et leur environnement, tp://avalanchesftp.grenoble.cemagref.fr/epaclpa/notices_par_massif/orlusaintbartelemy.pdf Avalanches have from time to time blocked the N20, the main road through the commune, the most recent case being in 2008.L'Hospitalet. La RN 20 coupée à cause d'une avalanche, 17 Dec 2008

Transport

The Andorre-L'Hospitalet station – served by TER Occitanie regional trains between

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and Latour-de-Carol and the overnight ''Intercités de nuit'' service between

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and Latour-de-Carol – is an important international transport node for the nearby principality of

, to which the station is connected by a bus link.

Local government

The village has a

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from which local government is organised. There is an elected mayor. The office is currently held by Arnaud Diaz.

Community facilities

There is a hotel in the village centre, the Hôtel du Puymorens, which has both a bar and a restaurant open to non-residents, and available to local residents. There is also a small guest house in the main street, operated as part of the French Gîtes system, with a small shop for essential supplies. There are few businesses trading in the village, although there is a small engineering company. There is a primary school, whose buildings include a residential youth centre for visiting groups. A school bus visits L'Hospitalet daily to transport older children to secondary school.

Religion

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is the only organised religion in the community. There is a parish church, with churchyard, in the main street. Although the village has no resident priest, services are held regularly.

Population

References

External links

L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre on French IGN mapping portal

L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre Official Village website

Trophée de l’Isard race page
Communes of Ariège (department) Ariège communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ariège-geo-stub