Tarascon-sur-Ariège
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Ariège | |
| Arrondissement | Foix | |
| Canton | Tarascon-sur-Ariège | |
| Community association | Pays de Tarascon | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 51 ′ N , 1 ° 36 ′ E | |
| height | 463-1,187 m | |
| surface | 8.65 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,044 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 352 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 09400 | |
| INSEE code | 09306 | |
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Tarascon-sur-Ariège is a French commune with 3,044 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region . Administratively it is assigned to the Arrondissement of Foix .
geography
The municipality of Tarascon-sur-Ariège is located in the Pyrenees , at the confluence of the Ariège with the Vicdessos , around 13 kilometers southeast of Foix . Neighboring municipalities to Tarascon-sur-Ariège are:
- Arignac in the north,
- Bompas in the northeast,
- Arnave in the east,
- Ussat in the southeast,
- Niaux in the south,
- Quié and Rabat-les-Trois-Seigneurs to the west and
- Surba in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 3952 | 4197 | 3916 | 3533 | 3446 | 3489 | 3138 |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame de Sabart
- In Tarascon-sur-Ariège is the open-air museum Parc pyrénéen de l'art préhistorique (Pyrenees Park for Prehistoric Art).
Partner communities
Personalities
- Richard Canal (* 1953), writer and computer scientist
Web links
Commons : Tarascon-sur-Ariège - Collection of images, videos and audio files
