Quérigut
Commune in Occitanie, France
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Quérigut (French pronunciation: [keʁigyt]; Occitan: Quergut) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.
Quérigut | |
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 A general view of Quérigut | |
 Location of Quérigut | |
  Quérigut Location within France  Quérigut Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 42°42′00″N 2°05′57″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Foix |
| Canton | Haute-Ariège |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-François Bataille[1] |
Area 1 | 36.4 km2 (14.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 139 |
| • Density | 3.82/km2 (9.89/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09239 /09460 |
| Elevation | 1,022–2,359 m (3,353–7,740 ft) (avg. 1,250 m or 4,100 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
Donezan, of which Quérigut is the capital, was a dependency of the crown of Aragon. In 1208, king Pierre II of Aragon ceded the territory to the count of Foix who must pay him homage, in exchange for his neutrality in the succession problems of the Count of Urgel. This sovereignty then passed to the kings of Navarre, through the marriage of Gaston IV, Count of Foix, with Eléonore, heiress to the kingdom of Navarre, which was subsequently united with the kingdom of France by Henry IV, together with the lands of the houses of Foix and Albret.
In June 1944, a maquis resistance was formed in the Quérigut region by Marcel Taillandier, leader of the Secret army in Toulouse. Donezan will also be a fallback place for the Picaussel maquis after its attack in August 1944. Finally, numerous passages will be made to Spain from Quérigut.
Population
Inhabitants are called Quérigutois in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 234 | — |
| 1975 | 171 | −4.38% |
| 1982 | 153 | −1.58% |
| 1990 | 142 | −0.93% |
| 1999 | 116 | −2.22% |
| 2007 | 136 | +2.01% |
| 2012 | 142 | +0.87% |
| 2017 | 133 | −1.30% |
| 2023 | 139 | +0.74% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
