Arrondissement of Pamiers facts for kids
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Arrondissement of Pamiers
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Location of Pamiers in Ariège
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| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Ariège |
| Communes | 115 |
| Subprefecture | Pamiers |
| INSEE code | 092 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,315 km2 (508 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 73,702 |
| • Density | 56.047/km2 (145.16/sq mi) |
The Arrondissement of Pamiers is a special kind of area in France, like a district. It's part of the Ariège department, which is similar to a county. The main city, or capital, of this area is Pamiers.
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History of Pamiers Arrondissement
The Arrondissement of Pamiers was first created on February 17, 1800. It was part of the Ariège department from the start. However, this district was removed in 1926. Later, in 1942, Pamiers became an arrondissement again.
Geography of Pamiers
The Arrondissement of Pamiers is the northernmost district in the Ariège department. It shares borders with the Haute-Garonne department to its west and north. To the east, it borders the Aude department. To the south, it is next to the Arrondissement of Foix. The Saint-Girons district is to its southwest.
This arrondissement is the smallest in the Ariège department. It covers an area of 1,315 square kilometers (about 508 square miles). Even though it's small, it has the most people. In 2014, about 73,702 people lived there. This means it has a population density of about 56.0 people per square kilometer.
Parts of Pamiers Arrondissement
This section explains how the Arrondissement of Pamiers is divided.
Cantons in Pamiers
In France, cantons are groups of towns or parts of towns. After a change in how cantons are organized, they can now include towns from different arrondissements.
In the Arrondissement of Pamiers, there are 5 cantons that are fully within this district. These are Arize-Lèze, Mirepoix, Pamiers-1, Pamiers-2, and Portes d'Ariège. The table below shows how many towns (communes) are in each canton within the different arrondissements.
| No. | Canton | Foix | Pamiers | Saint-Girons | Total |
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| 1 | Arize-Lèze | 27 | 27 | ||
| 2 | Mirepoix | 35 | 35 | ||
| 3 | Pamiers-1 | 14 + part of Pamiers | 14 + part of Pamiers | ||
| 4 | Pamiers-2 | 7 + part of Pamiers | 7 + part of Pamiers | ||
| 5 | Portes d'Ariège | 16 | 16 | ||
| 6 | Val d'Ariège | 13 | 15 | 28 |
Communes in Pamiers
A commune is the smallest local government area in France, like a town or a village. The Arrondissement of Pamiers has 115 communes. Their INSEE codes (a special number for each commune) are listed below:
- Aigues-Vives (09002)
- Artigat (09019)
- Artix (09021)
- Arvigna (09022)
- Belloc (09048)
- Benagues (09050)
- Besset (09052)
- Bonnac (09060)
- Brie (09067)
- Bézac (09056)
- Calzan (09072)
- Camarade (09073)
- Camon (09074)
- Campagne-sur-Arize (09075)
- Canté (09076)
- Carla-Bayle (09079)
- Castex (09084)
- Castéras (09083)
- Cazals-des-Baylès (09089)
- Cazaux (09090)
- Coussa (09101)
- Coutens (09102)
- Crampagna (09103)
- Dalou (09104)
- Daumazan-sur-Arize (09105)
- Dun (09107)
- Durfort (09109)
- Esclagne (09115)
- Escosse (09116)
- Esplas (09117)
- Fornex (09123)
- Gabre (09127)
- Gaudiès (09132)
- Gudas (09137)
- Justiniac (09146)
- La Bastide-de-Besplas (09038)
- La Bastide-de-Bousignac (09039)
- La Bastide-de-Lordat (09040)
- La Bastide-sur-l'Hers (09043)
- La Tour-du-Crieu (09312)
- Labatut (09147)
- Lagarde (09150)
- Lanoux (09151)
- Lapenne (09153)
- Laroque-d'Olmes (09157)
- Le Carlaret (09081)
- Le Fossat (09124)
- Le Mas-d'Azil (09181)
- Le Peyrat (09229)
- Le Vernet (09331)
- Les Bordes-sur-Arize (09061)
- Les Issards (09145)
- Les Pujols (09238)
- Lescousse (09163)
- Limbrassac (09169)
- Lissac (09170)
- Loubaut (09172)
- Loubens (09173)
- Ludiès (09175)
- Léran (09161)
- Lézat-sur-Lèze (09167)
- Madière (09177)
- Malegoude (09178)
- Malléon (09179)
- Manses (09180)
- Mazères (09185)
- Mirepoix (09194)
- Monesple (09195)
- Montaut (09199)
- Montbel (09200)
- Montfa (09205)
- Montégut-Plantaurel (09202)
- Moulin-Neuf (09213)
- Méras (09186)
- Pailhès (09224)
- Pamiers (09225)
- Pradettes (09233)
- Rieucros (09244)
- Rieux-de-Pelleport (09245)
- Roumengoux (09251)
- Régat (09243)
- Sabarat (09253)
- Saint-Amadou (09254)
- Saint-Amans (09255)
- Saint-Bauzeil (09256)
- Saint-Félix-de-Rieutord (09258)
- Saint-Félix-de-Tournegat (09259)
- Saint-Jean-du-Falga (09265)
- Saint-Julien-de-Gras-Capou (09266)
- Saint-Martin-d'Oydes (09270)
- Saint-Michel (09271)
- Saint-Quentin-la-Tour (09274)
- Saint-Quirc (09275)
- Saint-Victor-Rouzaud (09276)
- Saint-Ybars (09277)
- Sainte-Foi (09260)
- Sainte-Suzanne (09342)
- Saverdun (09282)
- Sieuras (09294)
- Ségura (09284)
- Tabre (09305)
- Teilhet (09309)
- Thouars-sur-Arize (09310)
- Tourtrol (09314)
- Troye-d'Ariège (09316)
- Trémoulet (09315)
- Unzent (09319)
- Vals (09323)
- Varilhes (09324)
- Ventenac (09327)
- Verniolle (09332)
- Villeneuve-du-Latou (09338)
- Villeneuve-du-Paréage (09339)
- Vira (09340)
- Viviès (09341)
The communes with the most people living in them are:
| INSEE code |
Commune | Population (2014) |
Canton |
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| 09225 | Pamiers | 15,518 | Pamiers-1 and Pamiers-2 |
| 09282 | Saverdun | 4,658 | Portes d'Ariège |
| 09185 | Mazères | 3,810 | Portes d'Ariège |
| 09324 | Varilhes | 3,148 | Val d'Ariège |
| 09194 | Mirepoix | 3,322 | Mirepoix |
| 09312 | La Tour-du-Crieu | 3,071 | Pamiers-2 |
Related pages
See also
In Spanish: Distrito de Pamiers para niños
