Ariège is a département in southwestern France named after the Ariège River.

History

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Ariège was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from the counties of Foix and Couserans.

Geography

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The department is part of the current region of Midi-Pyrénées and is surrounded by the French departments of Haute-Garonne, Aude, and Pyrénées-Orientales, as well as Spain and Andorra on the south.

The geography is dominated by the Pyrenees mountains, which form the border between France and Spain.

Demographics

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The inhabitants of the department are called Ariégois.

Culture

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The region was originally part of Aquitaine and has retained many hallmarks of the Gascon culture and Gascon language.

See also

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• Cantons of the Ariège département
• Communes of the Ariège département
• Arrondissements of the Ariège département

External links

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• Conseil general website (in French)
• Prefecture website (in French)
• http://www.ariege.com/

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