Artigat

Artigat

Artigat
Administration
Country France
Region Midi-Pyrénées
Department Ariège
Arrondissement Pamiers
Canton Fossat
Intercommunality Vallée de la Lèze
Mayor Patrick Cauhape
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 242–434 m (794–1,424 ft)
(avg. 265 m/869 ft)
Land area1 23.9 km2 (9.2 sq mi)
Population2 540  (2008)
 - Density 23 /km2 (60 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 09019/ 09130
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Artigat is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

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Geography

The Lèze flows northward through the middle of the commune, then forms part of its northern border.

Population

Inhabitants of Artigat are called Artigatois.

Historical population of Artigat
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 422 470 460 367 416 516 540

Media

It is the setting of much of the 16th-century tale of Martin Guerre.

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