Luz-Saint-Sauveur (French pronunciation: ​[lys sɛ̃ sovœʁ]; Occitan: Lus e Sent Sauvaire) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitan region of south-western France, on the Baztan river. Locals simply call it Luz, the city took its current name from Luz-Saint-Sauveur on April 9, 1962. Its inhabitants are called the Luzeans. 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-Sauveuris somewhat geographically isolated though it is only a 1⁄2 hour drive from Lourdes.