Castex (Ariège)
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Castex Castèths |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Ariège | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Girons | |
| Canton | Arize-Lèze | |
| Community association | Arize Lèze | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 10 ′ N , 1 ° 19 ′ E | |
| height | 248-394 m | |
| surface | 7.03 km 2 | |
| Residents | 94 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 13 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 09350 | |
| INSEE code | 09084 | |
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Castex ( Occitan Castèths ) is a French commune with 94 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Girons and the canton of Arize-Lèze .
location
Castex is located in the north of the Ariège department. The closest city is Pamiers , about 25 kilometers (as the crow flies) east-southeast ; the city of Toulouse is just under 70 kilometers to the north. The community is located in the Massif du Plantaurel .
The community consists of the village of Castex, small settlements and individual farmsteads.
history
In the Middle Ages, Castex was a bastide within the Kastlanei Le Carla in the county of Foix . The community belonged to the Mirepoix-Pamiers district from 1793 to 1801. In addition, it was from 1793 to 1801 in the canton of Daumazan and from 1801 to 2015 it was part of the canton of Le Mas d'Azil (1793-1801) under the name of canton Mas d'Azis .
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1800 | 1821 | 1831 | 1856 | 1866 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 428 | 319 | 302 | 368 | 424 | 397 | 145 | 108 | 98 | 97 | 76 | 73 | 96 | 97 |
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In the 19th century the place had over 400 inhabitants at times. The increasing mechanization of agriculture led to a continuous decline in the number of inhabitants to the lows of recent times.
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre village church from 1899 with a wooden statue of Christ from the 14th century
- Calvary and wayside cross
