Arignac (French pronunciation: [aʁiɲak]; Occitan: Arnhac) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.
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| Coordinates: 42°52′19″N 1°36′05″E / 42.8719°N 1.6014°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Foix |
| Canton | Sabarthès |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays Tarascon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Pujol[1] |
Area 1 | 8.84 km2 (3.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 712 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09015 /09400 |
| Elevation | 467–1,371 m (1,532–4,498 ft) (avg. 470 m or 1,540 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editArignac is located 2 km north of Tarascon-sur-Ariège and some 11 km south of Foix. Access to the commune is by road D88 from Tarascon-sur-Ariège in the south passing through the village and continuing north-east to join National Highway N20 at Exit 14. The N20 passes through the south-east of the commune but the nearest exit is Exit 14 just east of the commune. The town covers about 10% of the commune with the rest mostly forest and hill country with a few farms in the south.[3]
The Ariège river forms the south-eastern border of the commune and the Saurat flows south through the commune and the town to join the Ariège.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages
editAdministration
editList of successive mayors[4]
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 1919 | Louis Philippe |
| 2001 | 2026 | Philippe Pujol |
Demography
editThe inhabitants of the commune are known as Arignacois or Arignacoises in French.[5]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Le nom des habitants du 09 - Ariège, habitants.fr
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Arignac, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
edit- Arignac on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Arignac on the 1750 Cassini Map