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Mirepoix

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commune in Ariège, France

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Mirepoix is a commune in France, situated within the Ariège department and the arrondissement of Pamiers. It serves as the capital of the canton of Mirepoix. The town is located in the Occitanie region and shares borders with La Bastide-de-Bousignac, Besset, Cazals-des-Baylès, and Coutens. Its postal code is 09500, and it is twinned with Palafrugell.

The commune covers an area of 47.28 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 462 meters above sea level. According to Wikidata, the population is 3,365, comprising 1,485 males and 1,673 females. GeoNames lists a population of 3,062. The official website for the municipality is mairie-mirepoix.fr.

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Place details

Locality
Mirepoix
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Population
3,062

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Key facts

Country
France
Region
Occitania
Department
Ariège
Arrondissement
Pamiers
Canton
Mirepoix
Intercommunality
Pays de Mirepoix
Mayor 2020 2026
Xavier Caux
Area
47.28 km (18.25 sq mi)
Population 2023
3,172
Density
67.09/km (173.8/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Insee postal code
09194 /09500
Elevation
276–462 m (906–1,516 ft) , (avg. 308 m or 1,010 ft)

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Encyclopedic overview

Mirepoix ( French pronunciation: [miʁpwa] ; Occitan: Mirapeis, supposedly from mira peis, meaning see the fish) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

13th-century façades in Mirepoix.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mirepoix” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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