Artigat | |
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 Location of Artigat | |
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| Coordinates:43°08′12″N1°26′26″E / 43.1367°N 1.4406°E /43.1367; 1.4406 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Girons |
| Canton | Arize-Lèze |
| Intercommunality | CC Arize Lèze |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | François Vanderstraeten[1] |
Area 1 | 23.9 km2 (9.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 574 |
| • Density | 24.0/km2 (62.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09019 /09130 |
| Elevation | 242–434 m (794–1,424 ft) (avg. 265 m or 869 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Artigat is acommune in theAriègedepartment in theOccitanie region of south-westernFrance.
Artigat is located some 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west by north-west ofPamiers and 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south-west ofSaverdun. Access to the commune is by the D919 road fromLe Fossat in the north passing through the heart of the commune and the village and continuing south toPailhès. The D278 road comes from the D26 on the western border of the commune and goes east through the village to join the D36 south-west ofSaint-Michel. The D27A also branches from the D919 in the north of the commune and goes east toSaint-Martin-d'Oydes. Apart from the village there are also the hamlets of Bajou in the north, and Les Lanes east of the village. The commune has extensive forests covering about 40% of the land area with the rest farmland.[3]
TheLèze River flows through the commune from south to north gathering several tributaries including the Ruisseau de Laurens with its many tributaries.[3]
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Until the French Revolution, the Parish of Artigat (with Bajou), as with those ofPailhès,Lanoux,Castéras,Gabre,Aigues-Juntes,Montégut-Plantaurel, Cazeaux,Artix,Saint-Bauzeil,Benagues,Saint-Victor-Rouzaud,Madière,Saint-Michel,Lescousse,Saint-Martin-d'Oydes, andEsplas formed an enclave ofLanguedoc. They all depended on the EpiscopalDiocese of Rieux and the civil diocese ofToulouse while neighbouring communes were part of theCounty of Foix. See theCassini Map.[4]
The Parish of Artigat (shown asArugat on theCassini Map) was certainly the most important parish of this Languedoc enclave. The famous case ofMartin Guerre took place in Artigat.
There was a flood in the autumn of 2006 in Artigat whereupon a moat was built in the village.
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List of Successive Mayors[5]
| From | To | Name |
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| 1995 | 2014 | Patrick Cauhope |
| 2014 | 2026 | François Vanderstraeten |
The inhabitants of the commune are known asArtigatois orArtigatoises in French.[6]
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