Thouars-sur-Arize
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Ariège | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Girons | |
| Canton | Arize-Lèze | |
| Community association | Arize Lèze | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 11 ′ N , 1 ° 15 ′ E | |
| height | 232-320 m | |
| surface | 2.34 km 2 | |
| Residents | 52 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 22 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 09350 | |
| INSEE code | 09310 | |
Thouars-sur-Arize ( Occitan Toars ) is a French commune with 52 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ariège department in the Occitania region (previously Midi-Pyrénées ); it belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Girons and the canton of Arize-Lèze .
location
Thouars-sur-Arize is located on the Arize River in the north of the Ariège department. The closest city is Pamiers , about 31 kilometers (as the crow flies) east-southeast ; the city of Toulouse is just under 70 kilometers to the north. The community is located in the Massif du Plantaurel .
The community consists of the village of Thouars-sur-Arize, the hamlet (hameau) Cravarès and some individual farms.
history
A first church that has now disappeared (Saint Jean Baptiste, also Saint-Jean de Marivals) is mentioned in a church document in the 11th century. In 1234 a nobleman by the name of Vaux is named as administrator of Thouars on behalf of the Counts of Foix. A (lost) castle is listed as the property of the Counts of Foix in 1263. In the Middle Ages, the place belonged to the County of Foix . It was administered by the noble family Foix-Rabat from the Kastlanei Le Mas-d'Asil. The community belonged to the Mirepoix-Pamiers district from 1793 to 1801. In addition, it was from 1793 to 1801 part of the canton of Daumazan and from 1801 to 2015 part of the canton of Le Mas d'Azil (1793-1801 under the name of canton Mas d'Azis ).
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1806 | 1821 | 1881 | 1886 | 1896 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 78 | 72 | 95 | 128 | 117 | 114 | 48 | 44 | 59 | 37 | 39 | 50 | 48 | 51 |
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In the 19th century, the place usually had over 100 inhabitants. The increasing mechanization of agriculture led to a continuous decline in the number of inhabitants to the lows of recent times.
Attractions
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste village church
- two wayside crosses
