Saurat
Commune in Occitanie, France
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Saurat (French pronunciation: [soʁat]) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Saurat | |
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| Coordinates: 42°52′42″N 1°32′18″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Foix |
| Canton | Sabarthès |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Tarascon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Rouan[1] |
Area 1 | 44.29 km2 (17.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 700 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09280 /09400 |
| Elevation | 621–1,941 m (2,037–6,368 ft) (avg. 678 m or 2,224 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
Inhabitants of Saurat are called Sauratois in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,007 | — |
| 1975 | 812 | −3.03% |
| 1982 | 693 | −2.24% |
| 1990 | 652 | −0.76% |
| 1999 | 601 | −0.90% |
| 2007 | 592 | −0.19% |
| 2012 | 668 | +2.45% |
| 2017 | 636 | −0.98% |
| 2023 | 700 | +1.61% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
