Saint-Étienne-le-Laus
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Commune of Saint-Étienne-le-Laus |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes |
| Arrondissement | Gap |
| Canton | La Bâtie-Neuve |
| Intercommunality | Avance |
| Mayor | Gaston Disdier (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 699 m–1 266 m (avg. 735 m) |
| Land area¹ | 8,66 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
215 |
| - Density | 24/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 05140/ 05130 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Saint-Étienne-le-Laus is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes département in southeastern France.
Besides being a popular vacation spot, the region is probably best known for the lengthy series of Marian apparitions which are said to have occurred there between 1664 and 1718, reported by shepherd Benoite Rencurel [1] The apparitions were officially recognized by the diocesan authority of the Roman Catholic Church on September 18, 1665.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Our Lady of Laus, told in the form of a hagiographic legend. Webpage found 2008-04-06.
- ^ "My Name is Lady Mary", on the Mary of Nazareth website, found 2008-04-06.
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