Raissac

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Raissac
Raissac (France)
Raissac
region Occitania
Department Ariège
Arrondissement Pamiers
Canton Pays d'Olmes
Community association Pays d'Olmes
Coordinates 42 ° 57 ′  N , 1 ° 49 ′  E Coordinates: 42 ° 57 ′  N , 1 ° 49 ′  E
height 535-823 m
surface 3.84 km 2
Residents 48 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 13 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 09300
INSEE code

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Raissac is a French commune with 48 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the Pamiers arrondissement and the Pays d'Olmes municipality .

geography

The municipality is located 19 kilometers east of Foix and about 50 kilometers north of the Pyrenees ridge in the area of ​​the Massif du Plantaurel . The municipality is defined by a transverse valley that connects the valleys of the Douctouyre and Touyre rivers . The valley is framed by wooded mountain ranges that reach 825 m a.s.l. in the north ( Cap de la Monge ) and just under 810 m in the south (slope of Cap de Cambière ), while the village of Raissac lies at around 590 m on the valley floor. Raissac is bordered by Sautel in the north, Lavelanet in the east, Péreille in the south, Roquefixade in the southwest (point of contact) and Ilhat in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2017
Residents 67 55 42 43 36 51 42 48
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church
  • Wayside cross at Cap du Roc

Economy and Infrastructure

There is a cattle breeding farm in the community (mainly grain cultivation).

The D 1 / D 10 road from Foix to Lavelanet runs through the municipality of Raissac . In the town of Foix, 19 kilometers away, there is a connection to the motorway-like RN 20 from Toulouse to Puigcerdà . Foix station is located on the railway line from Portet-Saint-Simon to Puigcerdà ( Ligne de Portet-Saint-Simon à Puigcerda (frontière) ).

supporting documents

  1. Raissac on cassini.ehess.fr
  2. Raissac on insee.fr
  3. Farm on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Raissac  - collection of images