Communauté d'agglomération Pays Foix-Varilhes is the ''
communauté d'agglomération
An agglomeration community (, ) is a consortium of communes in France, communes (municipality, municipalities) in France, created as a government structure by the Jean-Pierre Chevènement, Chevènement Law of 1999. It is one of four forms of co ...
'', an
intercommunal structure, centred on the
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
of
Foix
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 prefecture of that department. Foix is located in the Occitanie region of southwestern France ...
. It is located in the
Ariège department, in the
Occitania
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region
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, southern
France
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. Created in 2017, its seat is in Foix.
[CA Pays Foix-Varilhes (N° SIREN : 200067791)]
BANATIC. Retrieved 11 November 2024. Its area is 443.8 km
2. Its population was 31,947 in 2019, of which 9,493 in Foix proper.
[Comparateur de territoire]
INSEE. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
Composition
The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 42 communes:
[
# Arabaux
# Artix
# Baulou
# Bénac
# Le Bosc
# Brassac
# Burret
# Calzan
# Cazaux
# Celles
# Cos
# Coussa
# Crampagna
# Dalou
# Ferrières-sur-Ariège
#]Foix
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 prefecture of that department. Foix is located in the Occitanie region of southwestern France ...
# Ganac
# Gudas
# L'Herm
# Loubens
# Loubières
# Malléon
# Montégut-Plantaurel
# Montgailhard
# Montoulieu
# Pradières
# Prayols
# Rieux-de-Pelleport
# Saint-Bauzeil
# Saint-Félix-de-Rieutord
# Saint-Jean-de-Verges
# Saint-Martin-de-Caralp
# Saint-Paul-de-Jarrat
# Saint-Pierre-de-Rivière
# Ségura
# Serres-sur-Arget
# Soula
# Varilhes
# Ventenac
# Vernajoul
# Verniolle
# Vira
References
Foix-Varilhes
Foix-Varilhes
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