Moulis is a
commune in the
Ariège department in southwestern
France
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.
Geography
Moulis is situated on the
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 ...
road, which follows the Lez river valley from
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
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to
Saint Girons. Either side of the
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
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Communes of the Ariège department
The following is a list of the 325 communes of the Ariège department of France
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References
Communes of Ariège (department)
Ariège communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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