The 3

arrondissements An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements'', ...

of the Ariège department are: #

Arrondissement of Foix The arrondissement of Foix is an Arrondissements of France, arrondissement of France in the Ariège (department), Ariège Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania Regions of France, region. It has 115 Co ...

, ( prefecture of the Ariège department:

Foix Foix (; oc, Fois ; ca, Foix ) is a commune, the former capital of the County of Foix. It is the capital of the department of Ariège as it is the seat of the Préfecture of that department. Foix is located in the Occitanie region of south ...

) with 115

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, relig ...

. The population of the arrondissement was 47,572 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Pamiers, (

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Pamiers Pamiers (; oc, Pàmias ) is a commune and largest city in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is the most populous commune in the Ariège department, although i ...

) with 91 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 64,938 in 2016. #

Arrondissement of Saint-Girons The arrondissement of Saint-Girons is an Arrondissements of France, arrondissement of France in the Ariège (department), Ariège Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region. It ha ...

, (subprefecture: Saint-Girons) with 121 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 40,557 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Foix, Pamiers and Saint-Girons were established. The arrondissement of Pamiers was disbanded in 1926, and restored in 1942.Historique de l'Ariège
/ref> The borders of the arrondissements of Ariège were modified in January 2017: * 21 communes from the arrondissement of Foix to the arrondissement of Pamiers * 13 communes from the arrondissement of Foix to the arrondissement of Saint-Girons * 18 communes from the arrondissement of Pamiers to the arrondissement of Foix * 27 communes from the arrondissement of Pamiers to the arrondissement of Saint-Girons

References

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