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Pamiers

Subprefecture and commune

Pamiers: City Hall

Coat of arms

Pamiers

Location in France

Pamiers

Location in Occitanie

Country

Pamiers-1
Pamiers-2

Les Portes d'Ariège - Pyrénées

Area

45.85 km² (17.70 sq mi)

Population

(2014)

15,518

• Density

338.45/km² (876.59/sq mi)

Appaméens

• Summer (DST)

INSEE/Postal code

09225 /09100

Elevation

256–473 m (840–1,552 ft)
(avg. 365 m or 1,198 ft)

Website

www.ville-pamiers.fr

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

Pamiers (Occitan: Pàmias) is a town in southwestern France. It's a special type of town called a commune. You can find it in the Ariège department, which is part of the Occitanie region. Pamiers is also a subprefecture, meaning it's an important administrative center for the area.

Even though Pamiers is the biggest city in the Ariège department by population, the capital city is actually Foix, which is a bit smaller.

A Look Back in Time: Pamiers' History
Where is Pamiers?
- Pamiers' Climate
People and Population
How Pamiers is Governed
- Sister Cities
Famous People from Pamiers
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A Look Back in Time: Pamiers' History

Pamiers was officially started in the year 1111. It was founded by a Count named Roger II of Foix and the abbot of Saint Antonin of Pamiers.

They built a castle called Castrum Appamiae. This name came from a city in Syria called Apamea, which Roger II had visited during the First Crusade. The castle isn't there anymore. A church was built near the castle, which is now the main cathedral of Pamiers.

Where is Pamiers?

Pamiers is located along the Ariège River in a flat area (a plain) in the northern part of the Ariège department. This is in southern France.

The town covers an area of about 45.9 square kilometers (about 17.7 square miles). The average height above sea level is 365 meters (about 1,197 feet). At the city hall, it's about 295 meters (968 feet) high.

Pamiers is about 64 kilometers (40 miles) south of Toulouse. It's also 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of Foix and 53 kilometers (33 miles) west of Saint-Girons.

Pamiers is surrounded by several other towns. Here are some of them:

Bézac	Bonnac and Villeneuve-du-Paréage	Montaut
Escosse and Madière		Le Carlaret and La Tour-du-Crieu
	Pamiers

Saint-Bauzeil and Saint-Victor-Rouzaud	Saint-Jean-du-Falga and Benagues	Verniolle

Pamiers' Climate

Pamiers has an Oceanic climate (classified as Cfb). This means it usually has mild temperatures and rainfall throughout the year, with warm but not extremely hot summers.

People and Population

The people who live in Pamiers are called Appaméens in French. If you're talking about women from Pamiers, they are called Appaméennes.

Pamiers has a population of 15,518 people. This makes it the most populated city in the Ariège department. The population density is about 338 people per square kilometer (or 875 people per square mile).

How Pamiers' Population Has Changed

Pamiers is part of a larger "urban area" that includes 6 other towns. This urban area has about 26,727 people (as of 2013). It's also the center of an even bigger "metropolitan area" with 29 towns and a population of 35,054 people (as of 2013).

How Pamiers is Governed

Pamiers is a subprefecture of the Ariège department. This means it's an important city for local government. It's also the main town for the arrondissement of Pamiers.

The city is divided into two main administrative areas called cantons:

Pamiers-1, with about 12,332 people (in 2014).
Pamiers-2, with about 14,702 people (in 2014).

Pamiers is also part of a group of towns that work together, called Les Portes d'Ariège - Pyrénées. This group helps manage services for all the towns involved.