Vicdessos
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Part of Val-de-Sos | |
 A general view of Vicdessos | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Vicdessos  | |
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| Coordinates: 42°46′14″N 1°29′57″E / 42.7706°N 1.4992°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Foix |
| Canton | Sabarthès |
| Commune | Val-de-Sos |
| Area 1 | 6.01 km2 (2.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 420 |
| • Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 09220 |
| Elevation | 652–1,585 m (2,139–5,200 ft) (avg. 705 m or 2,313 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vicdessos (French pronunciation: [vikdəso]; Occitan: Vic de Sòs) is a former commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Val-de-Sos.[2]
Geography
[edit]The area of Vicdessos is about 6.01 km2 with a minimum elevation of 652 meters and a maximum elevation of 1585 meters.
Location
[edit]This Pyrenean town lies in the Natural regional park of Pyrenées ariégoises in the Vicdessos valley, at the feet of the Montcalm mountains.
Vicdessos is 15 km from Tarascon-sur-Ariège and 95 km from Toulouse.
Population
[edit]Inhabitants of Vicdessos are called Vicdessosiens in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 535 | — |
| 1968 | 585 | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 580 | −0.9% |
| 1982 | 602 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 483 | −19.8% |
| 1999 | 461 | −4.6% |
| 2008 | 511 | +10.8% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Populations légales 2021" [Legal populations 2021] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 16 July 2018, p. 160 (in French)
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