Vicdessos
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Vicdessos | |
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Part of Val-de-Sos | |
 A general view of Vicdessos | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Vicdessos | |
  Vicdessos  Vicdessos | |
| Coordinates: 42°46′14″N 1°29′57″E / 42.7706°N 1.4992°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Foix |
| Canton | Sabarthès |
| Commune | Val-de-Sos |
Area 1 | 6.01 km2 (2.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 420 |
| • Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 09220 |
| Elevation | 652–1,585 m (2,139–5,200 ft) (avg. 705 m or 2,313 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vicdessos (French pronunciation: [vikdəso]; Occitan: Vic de Sòs) is a former commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Val-de-Sos.[2]
Location
The area of Vicdessos is about 6.01 km2 with a minimum elevation of 652 meters and a maximum elevation of 1585 meters.
This Pyrenean town lies in the Natural regional park of Pyrenées ariégoises in the Vicdessos valley, at the feet of the Montcalm mountains.
Vicdessos is 15 km from Tarascon-sur-Ariège and 95 km from Toulouse.
