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Arignac
Arignac (; oc, Arnhac) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arignacois'' or ''Arignacoises'' Geography Arignac 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. 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. Neighbouring communes and villages Administration List of successive mayors [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Ariège Department
The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Ariège department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 3 July 2020. * Communauté d'agglomération Pays Foix-Varilhes
Communauté d'agglomération Pays Foix-Varilhes is the ''communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the town of Foix. It is located in the Ariège department, in the Occitania region, southern France. Created in 2017, ...
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Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariège (river)
The Ariège (; oc, Arièja; ca, Arieja) is a 163 km long river in southern France, right tributary of the Garonne. Its source is in the Pyrenees, near El Pas de la Casa, where it forms part of the border with Andorra. It flows north through the following towns in two departments: * In Ariège: Ax-les-Thermes, Les Cabannes, Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Montgailhard, Foix, Varilhes, Pamiers, Saverdun. * In Haute-Garonne: Cintegabelle, Auterive, Pinsaguel. Its longest tributaries are the Hers-Vif and the Lèze. It flows into the Garonne in Portet-sur-Garonne, south of Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania. The city is on t .... Taken literally, the Latin origin of the river's name, ''Aurigera'', indicates it to be a source of gold. References External linksHistory and rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celestine Arignac
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Bédeilhac-et-Aynat
Bédeilhac-et-Aynat (; oc, Vedelhac e Ainat) is a commune in the Ariège department of southwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Bédeilhac-et-Aynat are called ''Bédeinatois''. See also *Communes of the Ariège department The following is a list of the 327 Communes of France, communes of the Ariège (department), Ariège Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (a ... References Communes of Ariège (department) Ariège communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia Caves of France {{Ariège-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surba
Surba (; oc, Surban) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area .... Population Inhabitants of Surba are called ''Surbatois''. See also * Communes of the Ariège department References Communes of Ariège (department) Ariège communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ariège-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bompas, Ariège
Bompas (; oc, Bompàs) is a commune in the Ariège department of southwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Bompas are called ''Bompasais''. See also *Communes of the Ariège department The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Ariège department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Ariège (department) Ariège communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ariège-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercus-Garrabet
Mercus-Garrabet is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ariège department The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Ariège department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Ariège (department) Ariège communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ariège-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route Nationale 20
The Route nationale 20 (N20) is a trunk road ( nationale) between Paris and the frontier with Spain heading south through the heart of France and passing through the Cathedral City of Orléans and Toulouse. The road forks at ''Col de Puymorens'' with one branch being the Route nationale 22 which leads to Andorra. In winter, avalanches sometimes close the road.L'Hospitalet. La RN 20 coupée à cause d'une avalanche, ''La Dépêche'', 17 Déc. 2008 Re-classification This road was originally the main road of the royal domain between Paris and Orléans, built upon a Gaulish road re-worked as a road of the Roman empire. The N20 is now being upgraded to 2x2 autoroute standard, the majority of which is toll free. The upgrade is to be called the A20 autoroute. The road is also part of the European route E09. Similar work has been undertaken to the N9. Route Paris - Étampes - Orléans - Vierzon - Châteauroux - Limoges - Brive-la-Gaillarde - Cahors - Montauban - Toulouse - Pami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foix
Foix (; oc, Fois ; ca, Foix ) is a commune, the former capital of the County of Foix. It is the capital of the department of Ariège as it is the seat of the Préfecture of that department. Foix is located in the Occitanie region of southwestern France. It is the second least populous French departmental capital, the least populous being Privas. Foix lies south of Toulouse, close to the borders with Spain and Andorra. As of 2019, the city had a population of 9,493. It is only the second biggest town in Ariège, the biggest being Pamiers, which is one of the two sub-prefectures, the other being St Girons. Foix is twinned with the English cathedral city of Ripon, with the Spanish towns of Sarroca de Lleida and Lerida and the Andorran capital Andorre-la-Vieille. History The Romans built a fort on the steep rock from which Foix castle now dominates the town. The town of Foix probably owes its origin to an oratory founded by Charlemagne, which afterwards became the Abbey o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarascon-sur-Ariège
Tarascon-sur-Ariège (, literally ''Tarascon on Ariège''; Languedocien: ''Tarascon d’Arièja'') is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. Tarascon-sur-Ariège station has rail connections to Toulouse, Foix and Latour-de-Carol. Population Inhabitants of Tarascon-sur-Ariège are called ''Tarasconnais'' in French. See also * Col de Port * Communes of the Ariège department The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Ariège department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):HD panoramic of Tarascon-sur-Ariège [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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