Appy (; oc, Api) is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

in the Ariège

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in the

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region of southwestern

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Pynarols'' or ''Pynaroles''

Geography

Appy is located some 15 km south-east of

Tarascon-sur-Ariège Tarascon-sur-Ariège (, literally ''Tarascon on Ariège''; Languedocien: ''Tarascon d’Arièja'') is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primari ...

and 12 km north-west of

Ax-les-Thermes Ax-les-Thermes (; oc, Ax or ) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Axéens'' or ''Axéennes''. The commune has been awarded one flower by the ''N ...

. Access is by the D20 road from

Axiat Axiat is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France. Geography Axiat is located some 27 km south-east of Foix and some 12 km north-west of Ax-les-Thermes. Access to the commune is by the D ...

in the east passing through the village and continuing to Caychax in the west. Appy is a remote mountainous commune, heavily forested in the south and west, with the rest alpine terrain.Google Maps
/ref> In the north of the commune is the ''Etang d'Appy'' from which flows the ''Ruisseau de Lac d'Appy'' towards the south-west to join the ''Ruisseau de Caychax'' which joins the Ariège at

Albiès Albiès (; oc, Alvièrs) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Albiésois'' or ''Albiésoises'' Geography Albiès is a long narrow commune orien ...

. The eastern boundary of the commune is formed by the ''Ruisseau de Girabel'' which flows south joining with other streams to join the Ariege at

Urs Urs (from ''‘Urs'') or ''Urus'' (literal meaning wedding), is the death anniversary of a Sufi saint, usually held at the saint's dargah (shrine or tomb). In most Sufi orders such as Naqshbandiyyah, Suhrawardiyya, Chishtiyya, Qadiriyya, etc ...

. The ''Ruisseau de Camelong'' rises north of the village and flows south-east to join the ''Ruisseau de la Cassagne''.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Demography

The village became almost uninhabited, so much so that there was a period of 64 years without a marriage: there was a marriage in 1946 then one in 2010 which was the subject of an article in ''

La Dépêche du Midi ''La Dépêche'', formally ''La Dépêche du Midi'', is a regional daily newspaper published in Toulouse in Southwestern France with seventeen editions for different areas of the Midi-Pyrénées region. The main local editions are for Toulouse, ...

''.''Appy: finally a marriage!''

, Jean Martinet, 28 June 2010 Etang d'Appy

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