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Foix

Coordinates:42°57′59″N1°36′28″E / 42.9664°N 1.6078°E /42.9664; 1.6078
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Foix
View of Chateau de Foix in Lazema area
View of Chateau de Foix in Lazema area
Flag of Foix
Flag
Coat of arms of Foix
Coat of arms
Location of Foix
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Foix is located in France
Foix
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Foix is located in Occitanie
Foix
Foix
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Coordinates:42°57′59″N1°36′28″E / 42.9664°N 1.6078°E /42.9664; 1.6078
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentAriège
ArrondissementFoix
CantonFoix
IntercommunalityPays Foix-Varilhes
Government
 • Mayor(2014–2020)Norbert Meler[1] (PS)
Area
1
19.32 km2 (7.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
9,721
 • Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
DemonymFuxéen
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
09122 /09000
Elevation358–933 m (1,175–3,061 ft)
(avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft)
Websitewww.mairie-foix.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Foix (Occitan:Fois;Catalan:Foix) is acommune, the former capital of theCounty of Foix. Today it is thepréfecture of theAriègedepartment in southwestern France in theOccitanieregion.

It is to south ofToulouse, close to the border with Spain andAndorra. The city is only the second city of the department afterPamiers. Of allFrenchpréfectures, Foix is the one with fewest people living in it.

History

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Château des Comtes de Foix

TheRomans built afort on therockyhill where the Château de Foixcastle nowoverlooks the town. The town of Foix probably owes its origin to anoratory founded byCharlemagne, which afterwards became theAbbey ofSaint Volusianus in 849. The current area of the department was part of the oldCounty of Foix.

Geography

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The city of Foix lies in the foothills of thePyrénées mountains, in southern France. It is on theconfluence of theAriège andArget rivers. Foix is at 83 km (52 mi) to the south ofToulouse.

Thecommune has an area of 19.3 km2 (7.5 sq mi).[2] Its averagealtitude is 646 m (2,119 ft); at thecity hall, the altitude is 380 m (1,250 ft).[3]

Foix and its neighboringcommunes
Map of the commune of Foix

Thecommune of Foix is surrounded by thecommunesArabaux,Cos,Crampagna,Ferrières-sur-Ariège,Ganac,Montgaillard,Pradières,Saint-Jean-de-Verges,Saint-Pierre-de-Rivière andVernajoul.

Places next to Foix

Climate

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The climate of Foix, in theKöppen climate classification, isCfb -Oceanic climate with template summers.

Population

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The inhabitants of Foix are known, inFrench, asFuxéens (women:Fuxéennes).[4]

Foix has a population of 6,9,721 (2014),[5] andpopulation density of 503 inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Foix

Foix forms, with other 5communes, theurban area of Foix with a population of 14,552 inhabitants (2013) and an area of 75.8 km2 (29.3 sq mi).[6] This urban area is the centre of themetropolitan area of Foix, formed by 17communes with a population of 18,406 inhabitants (2013) and an area of 213.0 km2 (82.2 sq mi).[7]

Administration

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Foix is theprefecture of the Ariège department, the capital of thearrondissement ofFoix and theadministrative centre (French:chef-lieu) of thecanton ofFoix (with 13,700 inhabitants in 2014).

It is part of theintercommunalityPays Foix-Varilhes (French:Communauté d'agglomération Pays Foix-Varilhes).

Twinned and partner towns

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Foix istwinned with:

Sites of interest

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  • The mainhistoric building is theCastle of the Counts of Foix or, simply,Castle of Foix; it is on the top of a rockyhill thatoverlooks the city.
  • Theold town, with narrow streets and houses of traditionalarchitecture.
  • Saint-VolusienAbbey
  • TheVillote (small town), in theMiddle Ages, was a space outside the walls surrounding the city built in 1330.

Gallery

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  • Chateau de Foix
    Chateau de Foix
  • Foix City Hall
    Foix City Hall
  • Foix: the old town viewed from the castle
    Foix: the old town viewed from the castle
  • Chateau de Foix by night
    Chateau de Foix by night

Related pages

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References

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  1. "Ville de Foix" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved27 March 2017.[permanent dead link]
  2. "Commune de Foix (09122) - Résumé statistique".Publications et statistiques pour la France ou les régions (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved27 March 2017.
  3. "The city of Foix". Map-France.com. Retrieved10 June 2014.
  4. "Foix" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved10 June 2014.
  5. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes"(PDF).Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved27 March 2017.
  6. "Unité urbaine de Foix (09301)".Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved27 March 2017.
  7. "Aire urbaine de Foix (265)".Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved27 March 2017.

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