Ariège
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| Ariège | |||
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| Coordinates: 43°00′N 1°30′E / 43°N 1.5°ECoordinates: 43°00′N 1°30′E / 43°N 1.5°E | |||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées | ||
| Prefecture | Foix | ||
| Subprefectures | Pamiers Saint-Girons |
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| Government | |||
| • President of the General Council | Augustin Bonrepaux (PS) | ||
| Area1 | |||
| • Total | 4,890 km2 (1,890 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| • Total | 148,568 | ||
| • Rank | 96th | ||
| • Density | 30.382/km2 (78.69/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Department number | 09 | ||
| Arrondissements | 3 | ||
| Cantons | 22 | ||
| Communes | 332 | ||
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | |||
Ariège (Occitan: Arièja) is a department in southwestern France named after the Ariège River.
Other websites [change]
Media related to Ariège at Wikimedia Commons- (English) http://www.ariege-discovery.com/Ariege.htm
- (French) Conseil general website
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