Artix, Ariège

Artix is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.

Artix
Commune
The road into Artix
Location of Artix
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Coordinates: 43°04′09″N 1°33′59″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Foix
Canton	Pamiers-1
Intercommunality	CA Pays Foix-Varilhes
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Peruga[1]
Area 1	7.35 km2 (2.84 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	115
• Density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	09021 /09120
Elevation	337–701 m (1,106–2,300 ft) (avg. 490 m or 1,610 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Artix is located some 7 km south-west of Pamiers and 4 km south of Saint-Victor-Rouzaud. Access to the commune is by the D13 road from Saint-Victor-Rouzaud in the north, passing through from the northern to the eastern edge of the commune and continuing to Rieux-de-Pelleport in the south-east. Access to the village is by the Souleille de Touron country road, branching off the D13, and going west to the village, and continuing west to join the D431. There is the hamlet of Le Prieu on the northern border of the commune. The commune is a mix of farmland and forest.^[3]

The Ruisseau de Babots rises in the north of the commune and flows north to join the Estrique. The Ruisseau de Grave forms the western border of the commune as it flows north-east to join the Estrique. The Ruisseau d'Artix rises in the south of the commune and flows north-east, gathering tributaries that continue east to join the Ariège near Rieux-de-Pelleport.^[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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History

The village of Artix seems to be old as it was apparently present in 960 in the will of the Bishop of Toulouse (Hugues). The French Wars of Religion ravaged the commune: in 1562 the Protestants pillaged crops. The church was also destroyed. Finally in 1621 the Baron of Léran plundered the Chateau of Artix.

Administration

General View of Artix

List of Successive Mayors^[4]

From	To	Name
2001	2020	André Eychenne
2020	2026	Michel Peruga

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Articois or Articoises in French.^[5]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 155 —     1800 154 −0.09% 1806 194 +3.92% 1821 212 +0.59% 1831 226 +0.64% 1836 240 +1.21% 1841 249 +0.74% 1846 212 −3.17% 1851 238 +2.34% 1856 205 −2.94% 1861 215 +0.96% 1866 195 −1.93% 1872 204 +0.75% 1876 176 −3.62% 1881 187 +1.22% 1886 170 −1.89% 1891 148 −2.73% 1896 159 +1.44% 1901 164 +0.62%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 154 −1.25% 1911 147 −0.93% 1921 124 −1.69% 1926 128 +0.64% 1931 102 −4.44% 1936 108 +1.15% 1946 93 −1.48% 1954 91 −0.27% 1962 71 −3.05% 1968 60 −2.77% 1975 53 −1.76% 1982 72 +4.47% 1990 70 −0.35% 1999 91 +2.96% 2007 100 +1.19% 2012 130 +5.39% 2017 141 +1.64% 2018 131 −7.09%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7]

Artix War Memorial

Artix Church

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Google Maps
4. List of Mayors of France (in French)
5. Le nom des habitants du 09 - Ariège, habitants.fr
6. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Artix, EHESS (in French).
7. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Artix on the National Geographic Institute website (in French)
• Artix on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
• Artix on the 1750 Cassini Map