Mirepoix, Ariège
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Commune of Mirepoix Maison des Consuls in the centre of Mirepoix |
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| Location | |
| Longitude | 01° 52' 28" E |
| Latitude | 43° 05' 23" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Pamiers |
| Canton | Mirepoix (chief town) |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays de Mirepoix |
| Mayor | Jean Cazanave (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 276 m–462 m (avg. 308 m) |
| Land area¹ | 47.28 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
3,061 |
| - Density (1999) | 64/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09194/ 09500 |
| 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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Mirepoix is an historic town in the Hers valley of the Ariège département, in the south of France, between Carcassonne and Pamiers. The inhabitants are called Mirapiciens.
[edit] History
The original town was virtually destroyed by flooding of the Hers-Vif river on June 16, 1289. It was subsequently rebuilt by Jean de Levis in 1290.
[edit] Sights
The centre of Mirepoix is built around the place de Couverts which in turn has the 14th century Maison des Consuls as its main attraction.The overhanging arcades have exposed beams and from these there are approximately 150 individually carved wooden heads.
The cathedral of St-Maurice, built in the Gothic style, has a particularly wide nave. [Mirepoix Cathedral:[1]]
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