Camon (Ariège)
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Ariège | |
| Arrondissement | Pamiers | |
| Canton | Mirepoix | |
| Community association | Pays de Mirepoix | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 1 ′ N , 1 ° 58 ′ E | |
| height | 326-582 m | |
| surface | 10.25 km 2 | |
| Residents | 143 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 14 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 09500 | |
| INSEE code | 09074 | |
| Website | www.camon09.org | |
 Main gate of the walling of the village |
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Camon is a French commune with 143 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region (previously Midi-Pyrénées ).
Camon is classified as one of the Plus beaux villages de France ( Most Beautiful Villages in France ).
geography
Surrounded by a meander of the river Hers , Camon lies on the easternmost edge of the Midi-Pyrénées region and thus borders on the neighboring part of Languedoc-Roussillon . The climate is influenced by both the nearby mountains ( Pyrenees ) and the Mediterranean .
history
According to unconfirmed tradition, Charlemagne had a Benedictine monastery founded here in the Hers river valley in 778. Handed down in writing that a stone building of the monks in 923 Monastery Lagrasse was built.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 181 | 147 | 116 | 110 | 125 | 144 | 166 | 141 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Web links
Commons : Camon - collection of images, videos and audio files
