Departement de l Ariege (Ariège), Occitanie

Departement de l Ariege: French department

About

Quick Facts about Ariège

Population : 153,153
Country : France
State : Occitanie (France)
Head of government : president of the departmental council
Instagram username : ariegeledpt
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Area : 4890 km2
Official name : Ariège
Annual number of weddings : 521
Easternmost point : Point(2.1758135 42.6828695)
Northernmost point : Point(1.3314871 43.3162514)
Named for : Ariège
Capital : Foix
Establishment : March 03, 1790
Time Zone : UTC+02:00, UTC+01:00
Local time : 17:24:41 (6th December 2025)

Geography

Ariège is located at 43°0'0"N 1°30'0"E (43.0000000, 1.5000000). It has 2 neighbors: Departement de l Aude and Provincia de Lleida.

Departement de l Ariege map

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Ariège has 2 neighbours.

  • Aude department in south-central France named after the river Aude
  • Província de Lleida province of north-eastern Spain

  • arrondissement of Foix
  • arrondissement of Pamiers
  • arrondissement of Saint-Girons

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
2013 152,684 - census
2015 152,499 -0.12% census
2017 153,153 0.43% census

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