Ussat
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Ariège | |
| Arrondissement | Foix | |
| Canton | Haute-Ariège | |
| Community association | Pays de Tarascon | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 50 ′ N , 1 ° 37 ′ E | |
| height | 467-1,189 m | |
| surface | 4.40 km 2 | |
| Residents | 322 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 73 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 09400 | |
| INSEE code | 09321 | |
_(2881122339).jpg) Ariège near Ussat, late 19th century |
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Ussat is a French commune with 322 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region (until 2015 Midi-Pyrénées ). It belongs to the Arrondissement Foix and the municipality association Pays de Tarascon founded in 1994 . The inhabitants are called usatois .
geography
The municipality of Ussat is located in the Pyrenees , 18 kilometers south of Foix and about 25 kilometers north of the border with Andorra . The Ariège flows through the 4.4 km² municipal area . At the end of a small side valley of the Ariège, the village of Ussat is flood-safe at around 500 m above sea level. The thermal baths Ussat-les-Bains to the south on the right bank of the Ariège belongs to the neighboring municipality of Ornolac-Ussat-les-Bains. There is no bridge over the Ariège in Ussat. To get to the municipal area west of the river and there to the Grotte de Lombrives , the river bridges of neighboring municipalities must be used. To the northeast, southeast and west of Ussat rise partly wooded, imposing low mountain ranges with peaks over 1000 m above sea level. The highest point in the municipality is reached with the Cap de la Lesse in the west ( 1189 m ).
Other peaks:
- La Pique 1046 m
- Cap de Tartant 1045 m
- Clot de la Carnonnière 919 m
Ussat borders on the neighboring municipalities of Arnave in the northeast, Ornolac-Ussat-les-Bains in the southeast, Niaux in the southwest and Tarascon-sur-Ariège in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 175 | 231 | 268 | 281 | 317 | 372 | 324 | 330 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
- Grotte des Églises cave on the right bank of the Ariège
- Grotte de Lombrives cave on the left bank of the Ariège
- Hall crosses
Entrance to the Grotto des Églises
Grotte de Lombrives
Economy and Infrastructure
There are three farms in Ussat (sheep and goat farming, feed cultivation).
On the left side of the Ariège , the RN 20 / E 9 runs from Tarascon-sur-Ariège to Puigcerdà in Catalonia; parallel to this, the railway line from Portet-Saint-Simon to Puigcerdà.
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