Ariège (department)
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Ariège (Catalan: Arieja; Occitan: Arièja) is a department in the region of Occitanie in southern France; it is named after the Ariège river that flows through the department.
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Ariège | |
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Coordinates: 43°00′N 1°30′E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Prefecture | Foix |
Subprefectures | Pamiers, Saint-Girons |
Government | |
• President | Henri Nayrou |
Area | |
• Total | 4,889.9 km2 (1,888.0 sq mi) |
Population (2014)[3] | |
• Total | 152,574 |
• Rank | 95th |
• Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Ariègeois, Ariègeoise |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | FR-09 |
Department number | 09 |
Arrondissements | 3 |
Cantons | 13 |
Communes | 331 |
Website | www.ariege.fr |
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Its capital is the city of Foix but the city with the largest population is Pamiers.