Le Fossat
Commune in Occitanie, France
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Le Fossat (French pronunciation: [lə fɔsa]) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.
Le Fossat | |
|---|---|
_église_Saint-Barthélémy.jpg) The church in Le Fossat | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Le Fossat | |
  Le Fossat  Le Fossat | |
| Coordinates: 43°10′30″N 1°24′32″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Girons |
| Canton | Arize-Lèze |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | François Arnaud[1] |
Area 1 | 14.41 km2 (5.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,071 |
| • Density | 74.32/km2 (192.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09124 /09130 |
| Elevation | 231–353 m (758–1,158 ft) (avg. 243 m or 797 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The Lèze flows northwest through the middle of the commune and crosses the village.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 656 | — |
| 1975 | 687 | +0.66% |
| 1982 | 658 | −0.61% |
| 1990 | 754 | +1.72% |
| 1999 | 783 | +0.42% |
| 2007 | 990 | +2.98% |
| 2012 | 1,077 | +1.70% |
| 2017 | 1,037 | −0.75% |
| 2023 | 1,071 | +0.54% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
