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Moulis, Ariège
Moulis is a Communes of France, commune in the Ariège (department), Ariège Departments of France, department in southwestern France. Geography Moulis is situated on the D618 road, which follows the Lez river valley from Castillon-en-Couserans to Saint-Girons, Ariège, Saint Girons. Either side of the Lez (Salat), Lez valley, the land surface of the commune rises steeply to forested mountains, giving a height difference of 1200 m between the lowest point of the commune and the highest. Population The inhabitants of Moulis are known as ''Moulisiens''. Much of the population is grouped in the villages of Moulis, Luzenac, Aubert and Pouech, all of which are in the Lez valley. The rest of the population is dispersed in small hamlets or isolated farms across the commune. See also *Communes of the Ariège department References Communes of Ariège (department) Ariège communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ariège-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
A () is a level of administrative divisions of France, administrative division in the France, French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipality, municipalities in Canada and the United States; ' in Germany; ' in Italy; ' in Spain; or civil parishes in the United Kingdom. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlet (place), hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the Municipal arrondissem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lez (Salat)
LEZ or lez may refer to: Places In France *Lez, Haute-Garonne, a former commune in the Haute-Garonne department in France * Lez (river), a river in the Hérault department in France, discharging into the Mediterranean Sea * Lez (Rhône), a river in the Drôme and Vaucluse departments in France, tributary of the Rhône * Lez (Salat), a river in the Ariège department in France, tributary of the Salat Other * Low emission zone ** London low emission zone * La Esperanza Airport (Intibucá), IATA code for the airport in Honduras Other uses * Lima Enerzone Corporation * Slang for lesbian (sometimes derogatory, more commonly les) * Lez Duly, former member of punk band Concrete Sox * ISO 639 code for Lezgian language See also * Lèze The Lèze () is a long river in the Ariège and Haute-Garonne '' départements'', southwestern France. Its source is in La Bastide-de-Sérou. It flows generally north. It is a left tributary of the Ariège into which it flows between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariège (department)
Ariège (; ) is a Departments of France, department in southwestern France, located in the regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie. It is named after the river Ariège (river), Ariège and its capital is Foix. Ariège is known for its rural landscape, with a population of 153,287 as of 2019.Populations légales 2019: 09 Ariège INSEE Its Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, INSEE and postal code is 09, hence the department's informal name of ''le zéro neuf''. The inhabitants of the department are known as ''Ariègeois'' or ''Ariègeoises''. Geography [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the Regions of France, administrative regions and the Communes of France, communes. There are a total of 101 departments, consisting of ninety-six departments in metropolitan France, and five Overseas department and region, overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 333 Arrondissements of France, arrondissements and 2,054 Cantons of France, cantons (as of 2023). These last two levels of government have no political autonomy, instead serving as the administrative basis for the local organisation of police, fire departments, and, in certain cases, elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council (France), departmental council ( , ). From 1800 to April 2015, these were called gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic, North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and List of islands of France, many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it Exclusive economic zone of France, one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its Regions of France, eighteen integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of and hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D618
Route nationale 618 or RN 618 was a French national road linking Saint-Jean-de-Luz (on the Atlantic Ocean) to Argelès-sur-Mer (on the Mediterranean). En route it crossed many of the famous passes in the Pyrenees, immortalized by the Tour de France; hence its name was the "''Route of the Pyrénées''". In 1970, the road was down-graded and is now the RD 918 from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Arreau and the RD 618 from Arreau to Argelès Plage. Itinerary The places named in ''italic'' are mountain passes used in the Tour de France. *Saint-Jean-de-Luz *Cambo-les-Bains *Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port ''Common with the former RN 133'' * Larceveau-Arros-Cibits *Mauléon-Licharre *Issor ''Common with RN 134'' *Lurbe-Saint-Christau *Arudy ''Common with the former RN 134BIS'' *Laruns *''Col d'Aubisque'' *''Col du Soulor'' * Arrens-Marsous *Argelès-Gazost ''Common with the former RN 21'' *Luz-Saint-Sauveur *Barèges *''Col du Tourmalet'' * Sainte-Marie-de-Campan *''Col d'Aspin'' *Arreau *''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castillon-en-Couserans
Castillon-en-Couserans (, literally ''Castillon in Couserans''; ) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. Personalities Pierre Soulé (1801 – 1870), U.S. politician and diplomat, was born there. Population See also *Communes of the Ariège department The following is a list of the 325 communes of the Ariège department of France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French ... References Communes of Ariège (department) Ariège communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ariège-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Girons, Ariège
Saint-Girons (; Languedocien dialect, Languedocien: ''Sent Gironç'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Ariège (department), Ariège Departments of France, department in southwestern France. History Antiquity Unlike its close neighbour Saint-Lizier, Saint-Girons isn't an ancient city; there was however a ''lucus'' on its present territory where some Roman finds were made during the construction of the train station in the beginning of the twentieth century. Modern-days district ''Le Luc'' is considered to owe its name to this ancient ''lucus''. Foundation The city is named after Saint Girons, a saint from fifth-century Landes (department), Landes who evangelized Novempopulania. In the ninth century some of his relics were supposedly buried in Saint Girons' Church, around which the city later developed. Climate Saint-Girons has a moderate but warm oceanic climate, that is quite prone to temporary vast extremes in temperature as a result of its inland position. Popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
