Vira, Ariège
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Vira | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Vira  | |
  Vira  Vira | |
| Coordinates: 43°03′08″N 1°45′34″E / 43.0522°N 1.7594°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Foix |
| Canton | Val d'Ariège |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays Foix-Varilhes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-François Spriet[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.28 km2 (2.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 157 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09340 /09120 |
| Elevation | 288–577 m (945–1,893 ft) (avg. 310 m or 1,020 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vira (French pronunciation: [viʁa]; Occitan: Viran) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.
Population
[edit]Inhabitants of Vira are called Virassiens.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 53 | — |
| 1968 | 71 | +34.0% |
| 1975 | 97 | +36.6% |
| 1982 | 100 | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 120 | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 130 | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 142 | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 158 | +11.3% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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