Seix

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Seix
Sèish
Seix coat of arms
Seix (France)
Seix
region Occitania
Department Ariège
Arrondissement Saint-Girons
Canton Couserans Est
Community association Couserans-Pyrénées
Coordinates 42 ° 52 ′  N , 1 ° 12 ′  E Coordinates: 42 ° 52 ′  N , 1 ° 12 ′  E
height 495-2,838 m
surface 86.78 km 2
Residents 702 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 8 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 09140
INSEE code 09285
Website Seix

Center of Seix

Seix ( Occitan Sèish ) is a town in the south of France and a municipality with 702 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the historic county of Couserans (today: Département Ariège ) in the Occitania region . The municipality, which consists of the village of Seix, numerous hamlets and individual farmsteads, borders Spain in the south .

Location and climate

The village of Seix is ​​located at an altitude of approx. 510  m within the Pyrénées Ariégeoises Regional Nature Park on the Salat River, a good 120 km (driving distance) southwest of the city of Toulouse . The Vallée d'Esbints and the uppermost section of the Vallée du Salat are part of the municipality. Large parts of the community are mountainous and forested; the highest point is the Mont Valier . The climate is temperate, in summer also warm; Rain (approx. 800 mm / year) falls over the year.

Population development

year 1800 1851 1901 1954 1999 2017
Residents 3,027 3,858 3,068 1,057 697 702
Source: Cassini and INSEE

economy

For centuries, the residents of the community lived on farming as a self-sufficient living . The place Seix formed the mercantile and handicraft center of the area.

history

The area around Seix belonged to the county of Couserans since the middle of the 10th century , but became dependent on the county of Comminges around the year 1180 . The Château de Mirabat is first mentioned in a document in 1280 . During this time the place was an exclave of the province of Languedoc , but the Counts of Foix as well as the kings of Aragón tried to increase their territory. The parish was part of the Saint-Girons district from 1793 to 1801 . In addition, Seix was within the Canton of Oust from 1793 to 2015 . The parish has been assigned to the Arrondissement of Saint-Girons since 1801.

Attractions

  • Ruins of the Château de Mirabat , a monument historique since 1995
  • Ruins of the Château de Lagarde , a historic monument since 1996
  • Maison-forte or Château de Seix from the 16th century, a historic monument since 1994
  • Church Saint-Etienne in the 17th century, since 2014, a historique Monument
  • Chapel Notre-Dame-de-Pitié chapel from 1660, a historic monument since 2014
  • Chapel of Sainte-Anne in Seix
  • Chapel of Saint Joseph in Rieu
  • numerous old houses with wooden galleries
  • Memorial to the Fallen
  • numerous wayside crosses
  • More Attractions

  • Maison-forte (also called Château de Seix) in Seix

  • East elevation of the Saint-Étienne church

  • Notre-Dame-de-Pitié chapel

  • Ruins of the Château de Mirabat

  • Ruins of the Château de Lagarde

  • The hamlet of Bléchin to the west of the municipality

  • Mount Le Cos near Seix

Web links

Commons : Seix  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Seix - climate tables
  2. ↑ Description of the Monument historique (French)
  3. ↑ Description of the Monument historique (French)
  4. ↑ Page with numerous photos of the ruin and its surroundings  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.photosariege.com  
  5. ↑ Description of the Monument historique (French)
  6. ↑ Page with numerous photos of the house
  7. ↑ Description of the Monument historique (French)
  8. ^ Page with numerous photos of the church
  9. ↑ Description of the Monument historique (French)
  10. ↑ Page with numerous photos of the chapel
  11. ↑ Memorial to the Fallen
  12. ↑ Description in Palissy (French)