Antras | |
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.jpg) The Marble Cross in the village square | |
 Location of Antras | |
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| Coordinates:42°52′57″N0°56′38″E / 42.8825°N 0.9439°E /42.8825; 0.9439 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Girons |
| Canton | Couserans Ouest |
| Intercommunality | Couserans-Pyrénées |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Marc Woiry[1] |
Area 1 | 20.02 km2 (7.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 74 |
| • Density | 3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09011 /09800 |
| Elevation | 777–2,268 m (2,549–7,441 ft) (avg. 900 m or 3,000 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Antras (Antràs inOccitan) is acommune in theAriègedepartment in theOccitanie region of southwesternFrance.
Antras is located some 25 km south-east ofSaint-Gaudens, 20 km north-east ofBagneres-de-Luchon, and only 1 km from the Spanish border. It was part of the former province ofCouserans in the Biros Valley. No district roads or highways pass through the commune and the only access to the village is by a mountain road (the Route d'Antras) from the D4 road atSentein. There are few roads in the commune with some mountain tracks and unformed roads. The commune is mountainous and heavily forested.[3]
TheRuisseau d'Antras flows from the commune down to Sentein where it joins theLez which continues toSaint-Girons where it joins theSalat river.[3]
Places adjacent to Antras, Ariège | |
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List of Successive Mayors of Antras[4]
| From | To | Name |
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| 2001 | 2008 | Aimé Cep |
| 2008 | 2026 | Marc Woiry |
The inhabitants of the commune are known asAntrasois orAntrasoises in French.[5]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 59 | — |
| 1975 | 45 | −3.80% |
| 1982 | 48 | +0.93% |
| 1990 | 60 | +2.83% |
| 1999 | 58 | −0.38% |
| 2007 | 73 | +2.92% |
| 2012 | 58 | −4.50% |
| 2017 | 65 | +2.31% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
is registered as an historical monument.[7]
