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Sabarat | |
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 TheArize at Sabarat | |
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 Location of Sabarat | |
  Sabarat  Sabarat | |
| Coordinates:43°06′02″N1°23′23″E / 43.1006°N 1.3897°E /43.1006; 1.3897 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Girons |
| Canton | Arize-Lèze |
| Intercommunality | Arize Lèze |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Laurent Milhorat[1] |
Area 1 | 9.5 km2 (3.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 361 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (98/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09253 /09350 |
| Elevation | 265–510 m (869–1,673 ft) (avg. 266 m or 873 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sabarat (French pronunciation:[sabaʁat];Occitan:Savarat) is acommune in theAriègedepartment in southwesternFrance.
It is located 23 km as the crow flies from Foix, the department's prefecture, 24 km from Saint-Girons, the sub-prefecture, and 20 km from Lézat-sur-Lèze, the central office of the canton of Arize-Lèze, to which the municipality has belonged since 2015 for departmental elections. The municipality is also part of the Pamiers catchment area.
The nearest municipalitie are: Les Bordes-sur-Arize (1.6 km), Le Mas-d'Azil (3.1 km), Castéras (3.4 km), Gabre (3.6 km), Lanoux (3.7 km), Pailhès (4.4 km), Campagne-sur-Arize (5.2 km), and Carla-Bayle (5.7 km).
Historically and culturally, Sabarat is part of Pédaguès, or Podaguès, a former name replaced in the 21st century by the geographical name Terrefort ariégeois, consisting of the terreforts of Pamiers and Saverdun, on the left bank of the Ariège.
Sabarat borders six other municipalities. The neighboring municipalities are Les Bordes-sur-Arize, Castéras, Gabre, Lanoux, Le Mas-d'Azil, and Pailhès.
Inhabitants are calledSabaratois.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 327 | — |
| 1975 | 305 | −0.99% |
| 1982 | 279 | −1.26% |
| 1990 | 304 | +1.08% |
| 1999 | 284 | −0.75% |
| 2007 | 344 | +2.42% |
| 2012 | 340 | −0.23% |
| 2017 | 361 | +1.21% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
