Appy, Ariège
Commune in Occitanie, France
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Appy (French pronunciation: [api]; Occitan: Api) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France.
Appy | |
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The "Etang d'Appy" in Summer | |
 Location of Appy | |
  Appy Location within France  Appy Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 42°47′29″N 1°44′02″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Foix |
| Canton | Haute-Ariège |
| Intercommunality | Haute-Ariège |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | David Huez[1] |
Area 1 | 6.1 km2 (2.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 28 |
| • Density | 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09012 /09250 |
| Elevation | 744–2,168 m (2,441–7,113 ft) (avg. 930 m or 3,050 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Appy is located some 15 km south-east of Tarascon-sur-Ariège and 12 km north-west of Ax-les-Thermes. Access is by the D20 road from Axiat in the east passing through the village and continuing to Caychax in the west. Appy is a remote mountainous commune, heavily forested in the south and west, with the rest alpine terrain.[3]
In the north of the commune is the Etang d'Appy from which flows the Ruisseau de Lac d'Appy towards the south-west to join the Ruisseau de Caychax which joins the Ariège at Albiès. The eastern boundary of the commune is formed by the Ruisseau de Girabel which flows south joining with other streams to join the Ariege at Urs. The Ruisseau de Camelong rises north of the village and flows south-east to join the Ruisseau de la Cassagne.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages
Administration
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Pynarols or Pynaroles in French.[5] The village became almost uninhabited, so much so that there was a period of 64 years without a marriage: there was a marriage in 1946 then one in 2010 which was the subject of an article in La Dépêche du Midi.[6]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 27 | — |
| 1975 | 20 | −4.20% |
| 1982 | 14 | −4.97% |
| 1990 | 7 | −8.30% |
| 1999 | 9 | +2.83% |
| 2007 | 23 | +12.44% |
| 2012 | 31 | +6.15% |
| 2017 | 25 | −4.21% |
| 2023 | 28 | +1.91% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
