Luz-Saint-Sauveur
Luz-Saint-Sauveur | |
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The village of Luz-Saint-Sauveur | |
Location of Luz-Saint-Sauveur | |
| Coordinates: 42°52′21″N 0°00′02″W / 42.8725°N 0.00056°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
| Arrondissement | Argelès-Gazost |
| Canton | La Vallée des Gaves |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Annie Sagnes |
Area 1 | 50.38 km2 (19.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 914 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 65295 /65120 |
| Elevation | 677–3,194 m (2,221–10,479 ft) (avg. 711 m or 2,333 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Luz-Saint-Sauveur (French pronunciation: [lys sɛ̃ sovœʁ]; Gascon: Lus e Sent Sauvaire, before 1962: Luz) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitania region of south-western France. It lies on the river Bastan, a tributary of the Gave de Pau. Its inhabitants are called Luzéens and Luzéennes in French. The town features locations of historical heritage such as the church of Saint-André, also known as "Les Templiers", the Château Sainte-Marie or the spa district. Protected by mountains to the east, west and south, and separated from the plain to the north by the Pierrefitte gorge, Luz-Saint-Sauveur is somewhat geographically isolated though it is only a 1⁄2 hour drive from Lourdes.