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.
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]
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]
↑"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.
↑"Unité urbaine de Foix (09301)".Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved27 March 2017.
↑"Aire urbaine de Foix (265)".Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved27 March 2017.
