Foix
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For the river in Catalonia, Spain see Foix River.
Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
Department | Ariège |
Arrondissement | Foix |
Canton | Foix-Ville |
Intercommunality | Pays de Foix |
Mayor | Jean-Noël Fondere (2001-2008) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 358 m–933 m (avg. 400 m) |
Land area¹ | 19.32 km² |
Population² (1999) |
9,109 |
- Density | 471/km² (1999) |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 09122/ 09000 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
Foix (IPA: [fwa]) is a commune, the capital of the Ariège département in France. It is the least populous administrative center of a département in all of France (1999 census), although it is only very slightly smaller than Privas. It lies south of Toulouse, close to the border with Spain and Andorra.
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[edit] History
The town of Foix probably owes its origin to an oratory founded by Charlemagne, which afterwards became an abbey.
[edit] Miscellaneous
Foix was the birthplace of Charles de Freycinet (1828-1923), statesman and prime minister.
Foix was the start of Stage 15 in the 2007 Tour de France.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official website (French)
- List of Counts of Foix
- Rulers of Languedoc (including Foix)
- Discover Foix on www.toulousevisit.com
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