Saint-Girons, Ariège facts for kids
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Saint-Girons
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View of Saint-Girons and the Sourroque mountain
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Ariège | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Girons | |
| Canton | Saint-Girons | |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Girons | |
| Area
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19.13 km2 (7.39 sq mi) | |
| Population
(2012)
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6,346 | |
| • Density | 331.73/km2 (859.18/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Saint-Gironnais | |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code |
09261 /09200
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| Elevation | 387–1,200 m (1,270–3,937 ft) (avg. 391 m or 1,283 ft) |
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| Website | www.ville-st-girons.fr | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
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Saint-Girons (Gascon: Sent Gironç) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. It is the "capital" of the former French province of Couserans that forms the western part of Ariège.
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History
Unlike its close neighbour Saint-Lizier, Saint-Girons is not an ancient city; there was however a lucus (a "sacred forest") on its present territory.
The city is named after Saint Girons, a saint from fifth-century Landes who evangelized in southwestern France. In the ninth century some of his relics were supposedly buried in Saint Girons' Church, around which the city later developed.
Geography
Saint-Girons is in the center of a basin at the foot of the Pyrenees and at the confluence of the Salat with the Lez and Baup rivers, in the Ariège department, southern France. The commune is part of the Regional Natural Park Pyrenees Ariégeoises.
The commune has an area of 19.13 km2 (7.39 sq mi). Its average altitude is 365 m (1,198 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 390 m (1,280 ft).
Climate
The climate of Saint-Girons, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) |
11.1 (52.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.5 (76.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
10.4 (50.7) |
17 (63) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) |
6.1 (43.0) |
7.7 (45.9) |
10.1 (50.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
8.3 (46.9) |
5.5 (41.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) |
1.1 (34.0) |
2.6 (36.7) |
5.1 (41.2) |
8.1 (46.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
11.1 (52.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
3.1 (37.6) |
0.7 (33.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 92.5 (3.64) |
78.3 (3.08) |
92.9 (3.66) |
98.3 (3.87) |
108.8 (4.28) |
90.0 (3.54) |
62.4 (2.46) |
74.0 (2.91) |
73.2 (2.88) |
77.5 (3.05) |
77.2 (3.04) |
88.3 (3.48) |
1,013.4 (39.90) |
| Source: Metereological data for Saint-Girons - Antichan from 1961 to 1990 July 2013 | |||||||||||||
Population
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With a population of 6,346, Saint-Girons is the subprefecture in the department with more people living in it; its population density is of 332 inhabitants/km2.
The inhabitants of Saint-Girons are known, in French, as Saint-Gironnais or Gironnais (women: Saint-Gironnaises or Gironnaises).
Sites of interest
Some important buildings are:
- The Saint-Girons church
- The Saint-Valier church
- The Palais de Justice
Sister cities
Saint-Girons is twinned with:
Related pages
Images for kids
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Funerary cippus to a Pompeia
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Countryside
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Countryside
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See also
In Spanish: Saint-Girons (Ariège) para niños
