Saint-Paul-de-Jarrat
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Saint-Paul-de-Jarrat Sent Pau de Jarrat |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Ariège | |
| Arrondissement | Foix | |
| Canton | Sabarthès | |
| Community association | Pays Foix-Varilhes | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 55 ′ N , 1 ° 40 ′ E | |
| height | 425-1,773 m | |
| surface | 22.51 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,313 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 58 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 09000 | |
| INSEE code | 09272 | |
| Website | http://www.saintpauldejarrat.fr/ | |
 Town hall and church of Saint-Paul-de-Jarrat |
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Saint-Paul-de-Jarrat ( Occitan Sent Pau de Jarrat ) is a place and a municipality in the south of France with 1,313 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ariège department in the Occitania region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ); it belongs to the Arrondissement Foix and the canton Sabarthès (until 2015: canton Foix-Rural ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Paulois .
location
Saint-Paul-de-Jarrat is located about 21 kilometers south-south-east of Pamiers and about six kilometers south-east of Foix on the Ariège river , which borders the municipality in the north-west. Saint-Paul-de-Jarrat is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Montgaillard and Soula in the north, Celles in the east and north-east, Freychenet in the east and south-east, Cazenave-Serres-et-Allens in the south, Mercus-Garrabet in the west and south-west and Montoulieu in the West.
The former route nationale 117 (today's D117) runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 877 | 1.103 | 1,068 | 1,100 | 1,261 | 1,224 | 1,233 | 1,245 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Germier church from the 16th century
- Labat Castle, former castle, destroyed during the wars of religion, built at the beginning of the 17th century, alterations until the 20th century
- Castle, converted into a palace in the 16th century, tower from the 12th century
- Devil's bridge
- Wash house from 1921
