Arignac (French pronunciation: [aʁiɲak]; Occitan: Arnhac) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.
Geography
Arignac is located 2 km north of Tarascon-sur-Ariège and some 11 km south of Foix. Access to the commune is by road D88 from Tarascon-sur-Ariège in the south passing through the village and continuing north-east to join National Highway N20 at Exit 14. The N20 passes through the south-east of the commune but the nearest exit is Exit 14 just east of the commune. The town covers about 10% of the commune with the rest mostly forest and hill country with a few farms in the south.[3]
The Ariège river forms the south-eastern border of the commune and the Saurat flows south through the commune and the town to join the Ariège.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages
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Administration
List of successive mayors[4]
| From | To | Name |
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| 1900 | 1919 | Louis Philippe |
| 2001 | 2026 | Philippe Pujol |
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arignacois or Arignacoises in French.[5]
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See also
References
- ^ “Répertoire national des élus: les maires”. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ “Populations de référence 2023” (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ a b c Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Le nom des habitants du 09 – Ariège, habitants.fr
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d’aujourd’hui: Commune data sheet Arignac, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
- Arignac on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Arignac on the 1750 Cassini Map
