Antras, Ariège

Antras

The Marble Cross in the village square
Antras

Coordinates: 42°52′57″N 0°56′38″E / 42.8825°N 0.9439°ECoordinates: 42°52′57″N 0°56′38″E / 42.8825°N 0.9439°E
Country France
Region Midi-Pyrénées
Department Ariège
Arrondissement Saint-Girons
Canton Castillon-en-Couserans
Intercommunality Castillonnais
Government
  Mayor (20082020) Marc Woiry
Area1 20.02 km2 (7.73 sq mi)
Population (2010)2 62
  Density 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 09011 / 09800
Elevation 777–2,268 m (2,549–7,441 ft)
(avg. 900 m or 3,000 ft)

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.

Antras (Antràs in Occitan) is a French commune in the Ariège department in the Midi-Pyrénées region of southwestern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Antrasois or Antrasoises[1]

Geography

Antras is located some 25 km south-east of Saint-Gaudens, 20 km north-east of Bagneres-de-Luchon, and only 1 km from the Spanish border. It was part of the former province of Couserans in the Biros Valley. No district roads or highways pass through the commune and the only access to the village is by a mountain road (the Route d'Antras) from the D4 road at Sentein. There are few roads in the commune with some mountain tracks and unformed roads. The commune is mountainous and heavily forested.[2]

The Ruisseau d'Antras flows from the commune down to Sentein where it joins the Lez which continues to Saint-Girons where it joins the Salat river.[2]

Neighbouring communes and villages[2]

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Antras[3]

From To Name Party Position
2001 2008 Aimé Cep
2008 2020 Marc Woiry

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2010, the commune had 62 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the town since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.[Note 1]

Evolution of the Population (See database)
1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851
309 301 402 390 377 418 412 402 394
1856 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896
379 355 376 355 349 356 351 320 308
1901 1906 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954
279 263 242 198 184 165 157 114 107
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010 -
75 59 45 48 60 58 67 62 -

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

Sites and Monuments

See also

External links

Notes and references

Notes

  1. At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 , the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" which allow, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For municipalities with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these municipalities is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force in 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References

  1. Inhabitants of Ariège (French)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Google Maps
  3. List of Mayors of France (French)
  4. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00093767 Marble Cross (French)
  5. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000009 6 Candlesticks (French)
  6. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000008 Altar, Retable, Tabernacle, Altar dais, a Painting, and 2 Statues (French)
  7. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000007 Sculpture: Chrisme (French)
  8. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000006 Chalice with Paten (French)
  9. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000005 Ampulla of Saint Chrême (French)
  10. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000004 Statue: Virgin and child (French)
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