Carla-Bayle
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Commune of Carla-Bayle | |
Location | |
Longitude | 01° 23' 39" E |
Latitude | 43° 09' 05" N |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
Department | Ariège |
Arrondissement | Pamiers |
Canton | Le Fossat |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la vallée de la Lèze |
Mayor | Jean-Luc Couret (2001-2008) |
Statistics | |
Altitude | 236 m–411 m (avg. 396 m) |
Land area¹ | 35.52 km² |
Population² (1999) |
645 |
- Density (1999) | 18/km² |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 09079/ 09130 |
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). | |
Carla-Bayle is a commune of the Ariège département, in southern France.
It was the birthplace of Pierre Bayle (1647-1706), philosopher and writer.
[edit] History
It was originally named Carla-le-Comte, and was renamed Carla-Bayle after Pierre Bayle.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Carla-Bayle website (in French)