Arignac
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| Coordinates: 42°52′19″N 1°36′05″E / 42.8719°N 1.6014°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Foix |
| Canton | Sabarthès |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays Tarascon |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Pujol[1] |
Area 1 | 8.84 km2 (3.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 719 |
| • Density | 81.3/km2 (211/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09015 /09400 |
| Elevation | 467–1,371 m (1,532–4,498 ft) (avg. 470 m or 1,540 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Arignac (French pronunciation: [aʁiɲak]; Occitan: Arnhac) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.
Neighbouring communes and villages
Arignac is located 2 km north of Tarascon-sur-Ariège and some 11 km south of Foix. 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.[3]
The Ariège river forms the south-eastern border of the commune and the Saurat flows south through the commune and the town to join the Ariège.[3]
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Administration
List of successive mayors[4]
| From | To | Name |
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| 1900 | 1919 | Louis Philippe |
| 2001 | 2026 | Philippe Pujol |
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arignacois or Arignacoises in French.[5]
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