Saurat

Saurat

Saurat seen from above

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Saurat

Coordinates: 42°52′42″N 1°32′18″E / 42.8783°N 1.5383°ECoordinates: 42°52′42″N 1°32′18″E / 42.8783°N 1.5383°E
Country France
Region Midi-Pyrénées
Department Ariège
Arrondissement Foix
Canton Tarascon-sur-Ariège
Intercommunality Pays de Tarascon
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Anne-Marie Basseras
Area1 44.29 km2 (17.10 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 596
  Density 13/km2 (35/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 09280 / 09400
Elevation 621–1,941 m (2,037–6,368 ft)
(avg. 678 m or 2,224 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.

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

Population

Inhabitants of Saurat are called Sauratois.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962915    
19681,007+10.1%
1975812−19.4%
1982693−14.7%
1990652−5.9%
1999601−7.8%
2008596−0.8%

See also

References

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