Vicdessos

Vicdessos

A general view of Vicdessos

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Vicdessos

Coordinates: 42°46′14″N 1°29′57″E / 42.7706°N 1.4992°E / 42.7706; 1.4992Coordinates: 42°46′14″N 1°29′57″E / 42.7706°N 1.4992°E / 42.7706; 1.4992
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Ariège
Arrondissement Foix
Canton Sabarthès
Intercommunality Auzat-Vicdessos
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Jean Magalhaes
Area1 6.01 km2 (2.32 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 511
 • Density 85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 09334 / 09220
Elevation 652–1,585 m (2,139–5,200 ft)
(avg. 705 m or 2,313 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Vicdessos is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Geography

The superficy of Vicdessos is of about 6,01km2 with a minimum elevation of 652 meters and a maximum elevation of 1585 meters.

Location

This Pyrennean township lies in the Natural regional park of Pyrenées ariégoises in the Vicdessos valley, at the feet of the Montcalm mountains.

Vicdessos is 15 km far from Tarascon-sur-Ariège and 95 km far from Toulouse.

Population

Inhabitants of Vicdessos are called Vicdessosiens.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962535—    
1968585+9.3%
1975580−0.9%
1982602+3.8%
1990483−19.8%
1999461−4.6%
2008511+10.8%

See also

References

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