Saurat
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Ariège | |
| Arrondissement | Foix | |
| Canton | Sabarthès | |
| Community association | Pays de Tarascon | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 53 ' N , 1 ° 32' E | |
| height | 621-1,941 m | |
| surface | 44.29 km 2 | |
| Residents | 636 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 14 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 09400 | |
| INSEE code | 09280 | |
| Website | http://www.saurat.fr/ | |
 View over Saurat |
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Saurat ( identical in Occitan ) is a French commune with 636 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ariège department in the Occitania region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement Foix , the canton Sabarthès (until 2015: canton Tarascon-sur-Ariège ) and the Haute-Ariège community association founded in 2017 . The residents call themselves Sauratois .
geography
Saurat is located about eleven kilometers south-southwest of Foix in the Pyrénées Ariégeoises Regional Nature Park on the Saurat River . Saurat is surrounded by the neighboring communities Brassac in the north, Ganac in the north and northeast, Montoulieu in the east and northeast, Bédeilhac-et-Aynat in the east, Rabat-les-Trois-Seigneurs in the south, Massat in the west, Boussenac in the west and northwest as well Le Bosc to the west and northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2014 |
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| Residents | 1,099 | 1.007 | 812 | 693 | 652 | 601 | 592 | 654 |
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Attractions
- Calamès castle ruins with the preserved Le Calamès tower
- Miramont Castle
- Montorgueuil tower
- Siech cave
