Arignac (; ) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western

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Geography

Arignac is located 2 km north of

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 Lato ...

and some 11 km south of

Foix 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 prefecture of that department. Foix is located in the Occitanie region of southwestern France ...

. 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.Google Maps
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Ariège river Ariège may refer to: * Ariège (department), a department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France, named after the river of the same name * Ariège (river), a river in southern France * SS ''Ariège'', a cargo ship * Ariege, a filly that i ...

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

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arignacois'' or ''Arignacoises'' in French.Le nom des habitants du 09 - Ariège
habitants.fr Celestine arignac

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