Carla-Bayle

Carla-Bayle

Town hall
Carla-Bayle
Administration
Country France
Region Midi-Pyrénées
Department Ariège
Arrondissement Pamiers
Canton Le Fossat
Intercommunality Vallée de la Lèze
Mayor Jean-Luc Couret
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 236–411 m (774–1,348 ft)
(avg. 396 m/1,299 ft)
Land area1 35.52 km2 (13.71 sq mi)
Population2 745  (2008)
 - Density 21 /km2 (54 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 09079/ 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.

Carla-Bayle is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. It was the birthplace of Pierre Bayle (1647–1706), philosopher and writer.

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History

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

Population

Historical population of Carla-Bayle
Year 1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851 1856
Population 1480 1800 1476 1710 1842 1931 1909 1926 2030 2011
Year 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906
Population 1977 1969 1867 1801 1658 1562 1518 1415 1324 1294
Year 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954 1962 1968 1975
Population 1278 1012 997 998 961 847 799 720 602 538
Year 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 469 578 645 745

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