Artigues, Ariège Explained

Artigues
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Foix
Canton:Haute-Ariège
Insee:09020
Postal Code:09460
Mayor:Jean-Luc Annouilles[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC Haute-Ariège
Coordinates:42.7186°N 2.0697°W
Elevation M:1100
Elevation Min M:990
Elevation Max M:2547
Area Km2:12.43

Artigues (in French pronounced as /aʁtiɡ/; Occitan (post 1500);: Artigas) is a commune in the Ariège department, region of Occitania, southwestern France.

Geography

Artigues is a remote mountain commune some 25 km south by south-west of Quillan and 20 km east of Ax-les-Thermes in a direct line. The D16 road from Rouze to Le Pla passes through the north-eastern corner of the commune but has no access to the commune. Access to the village is by a small mountain road, Laoutre, from Mijanès in the north-west. The commune is extremely rugged and heavily forested with alpine vegetation below the snow line. There is some farming activity near the village.[2]

The Ruisseau de Boutadieu forms the south-eastern border of the commune and flows north to join the Ruisseau d'Artigues which forms the rest of the eastern border as it flows north to join the Quérigut River just north of the commune. The Ruisseau de Laurenti rises in the south of the commune and flows north into the Étang de Laurenti in the south-centre of the commune. From there it continues east to join the Ruisseau de Boutadieu. The Ruisseau de Fournet rises in the centre of the commune and flows north to join the Bruyante west of the commune. The Barrage de Noubais is on the northern border of the commune and the stream flowing out of it forms the northern border as it flows north-east to join the Quérigut.[2]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

List of Successive Mayors[3]

From To Name
2001 2008 Édouard Macou
2008 2026 Jean-Luc Annouilles

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Artiguois or Artiguoises in French.[4]

Sites and monuments

In the Parish Church are several objects which are registered as historical objects:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Artigues/@42.7000741,2.0617095,6421m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x12af91d8bf72cd3b:0x406f69c2f436270?hl=en Google Maps
  3. http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/chercher.php List of Mayors of France
  4. https://www.habitants.fr/ariege-09 Le nom des habitants du 09 - Ariège
  5. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
  6. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
  7. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
  8. Ministry of Culture, Palissy