Carla-Bayle

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Commune of Carla-Bayle
Location
Longitude 01° 23' 39" E
Latitude 43° 09' 05" N
Administration
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).
France

Carla-Bayle is a commune of the Ariège département, in southern France.

It was the birthplace of Pierre Bayle (1647-1706), philosopher and writer.

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It was originally named Carla-le-Comte, and was renamed Carla-Bayle after Pierre Bayle.

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