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Ariège
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French department
Ariège is a department, or administrative region, located in France. It is part of the country's local government system that divides France into distinct territorial units for governance purposes.
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- Instance of
- department of France
- Named after
- Ariège
- Official name
- Ariège
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Midi-Pyrénées
- Contains
- arrondissement of Saint-Girons
- Capital
- Foix
- Population
- 155722
- Area
- 4890
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Highest point
- Pica d'Estats
- Official website
- www.ariege.fr
- Image
- Castle and city of foix.jpg
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- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Ariège
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- inception
- 1790-03-04
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Ariège
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Ariège (department)
- annual number of weddings
- 471
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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- 2371
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Encyclopedic overview
Ariège ( French pronunciation: [aʁjɛʒ] ; Occitan: Arièja [aɾiˈɛdʒɔ]) is a department in southwestern France, located in the region of Occitanie. It is named after the river Ariège and its capital is Foix. Ariège is known for its rural and mountainous landscape, with a population of 155,722 as of 2023. Its INSEE and postal code is 09. The inhabitants of the department are known as Ariègeois or Ariègeoises.
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