Foix
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Commune of Foix / Foish![]() Château des Comtes de Foix |
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Location | |
Longitude | 01° 36' 28" E |
Latitude | 42° 57' 59" N |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
Department | Ariège (préfecture) |
Arrondissement | Foix |
Canton | Foix-Ville (chief town) |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays de Foix |
Mayor | Jean-Noël Fondere (2001-2008) |
Statistics | |
Altitude | 358 m–933 m (avg. 400 m) |
Land area¹ | 19.32 km² |
Population² (1999) |
9,109 |
- Density (1999) | 471/km² |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 09122/ 09000 |
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Foix (Occitan: Foish) is a small town and commune, the préfecture (capital) of the Ariège département in France. 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.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Foix official Homepage
- List of Counts of Foix
- Rulers of Languedoc (including Foix)
- Discover Foix on www.toulousevisit.com
Overseas departments
Cayenne (French Guiana) • Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe) • Fort-de-France (Martinique) • Saint-Denis (Réunion)