Foix

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For the river in Catalonia, Spain see Foix River.

Coordinates: 42°57′59″N 1°36′28″E / 42.966389, 1.60777

Commune of Foix

Location
Foix (France)
Foix
Administration
Country France
Region Midi-Pyrénées
Department Ariège
Arrondissement Foix
Canton Foix-Ville
Intercommunality Pays de Foix
Mayor Jean-Noël Fondere
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 358 m–933 m
(avg. 400 m)
Land area¹ 19.32 km²
Population²
(1999)		 9,109
 - Density 471/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 09122/ 09000
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Foix (IPA: [fwa]) is a commune, the capital of the Ariège département in France. It is the least populous administrative center of a département in all of France (1999 census), although it is only very slightly smaller than Privas. It lies south of Toulouse, close to the border with Spain and Andorra.

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[edit] History

Château des Comtes de Foix
Château des Comtes de Foix

The town of Foix probably owes its origin to an oratory founded by Charlemagne, which afterwards became an abbey.

[edit] Miscellaneous

Foix was the birthplace of Charles de Freycinet (1828-1923), statesman and prime minister.

Foix was the start of Stage 15 in the 2007 Tour de France.

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