| Val-Louron | |
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 A general view of Val-Louron | |
  Val-Louron Location within France  Val-Louron Val-Louron (Occitanie)  Val-Louron Val-Louron (Pyrenees) | |
| Nearest major city | Tarbes |
| Coordinates | 42°47′25″N0°23′23″E / 42.7903°N 0.3897°E |
| Top elevation | 2,150 m (7,050 ft) |
| Base elevation | 1,450 m (4,760 ft) |
| Trails | 19 |
| Snowmaking | 46 snow guns |
| Website | www |
Val-Louron is a ski resort in the French Pyrenees, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées, and the region Midi-Pyrénées.
The ski station is located in the Louron Valley, which is where the name of Val-Louron originated.
Val-Louron is specifically located in the Pays d'Aure in the Louron Valley, southeast of Bagnères-de-Bigorre and Tarbes, in Bigorre. The nearest commune, by a direct route, is Loudenvielle to the east. By road, the nearest communes are Azet to the north-west, and Génos to the north-east, each situated at either end of the Col de Val Louron-Azet. Its altitude is between 1,450 metres (4,760 ft) at the bottom of the station, and 2,100 metres (6,900 ft) at the top.
Val-Louron was the finish for Stage 13 of the 1991 Tour de France, and proved to be decisive. The riders arrived separately and Claudio Chiappucci, along with the eventual winner Miguel Indurain, then occupied two of the first three places in the race. The stage departed from the Spanish town of Jaca and the Col du Tourmalet also featured in the route for the day.
Stage 15 of the 2005 Tour de France also went through Val-Louron, although it took the descent by Val-Louron-Azet. The first rider over the summit was Laurent Brochard.
Col du Tourmalet is one of the highest paved mountain passes in the French Pyrenees, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées. Sainte-Marie-de-Campan is at the foot on the eastern side and the ski station La Mongie two-thirds of the way up. The village of Barèges lies on the western side, above the town of Luz-Saint-Sauveur.
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The Col de Val Louron-Azet is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées, which links Saint-Lary-Soulan and Azet, in the Aure Valley to the west, with Génos and Loudenvielle in the Louron Valley to the east. To the east of the pass is the Val-Louron ski station, and the GR10 footpath is also nearby.
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