Antras, Ariège

Antras (Antràs in Occitan) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France.

Antras
Commune
The Marble Cross in the village square
Location of Antras
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Coordinates: 42°52′57″N 0°56′38″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Saint-Girons
Canton	Couserans Ouest
Intercommunality	Couserans-Pyrénées
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marc Woiry[1]
Area 1	20.02 km2 (7.73 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	74
• Density	3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	09011 /09800
Elevation	777–2,268 m (2,549–7,441 ft) (avg. 900 m or 3,000 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Antras is located some 25 km south-east of Saint-Gaudens, 20 km north-east of Bagneres-de-Luchon, and only 1 km from the Spanish border. It was part of the former province of Couserans in the Biros Valley. No district roads or highways pass through the commune and the only access to the village is by a mountain road (the Route d'Antras) from the D4 road at Sentein. There are few roads in the commune with some mountain tracks and unformed roads. The commune is mountainous and heavily forested.^[3]

The Ruisseau d'Antras flows from the commune down to Sentein where it joins the Lez which continues to Saint-Girons where it joins the Salat river.^[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Antras^[4]

From	To	Name
2001	2008	Aimé Cep
2008	2026	Marc Woiry

Population

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	59	—
1975	45	−3.80%
1982	48	+0.93%
1990	60	+2.83%
1999	58	−0.38%
2007	73	+2.92%
2012	58	−4.50%
2017	65	+2.31%
Source: INSEE[6]

Sites and Monuments

• A Marble Cross (1785) is registered as an historical monument.^[7]
• A Romanesque Parish Church. The church contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
  • 6 Candlesticks (18th century)^[8]
  • An Altar, Retable, Tabernacle, Altar dais, a Painting, and 2 Statues (18th century)^[9]
  • A Sculpture: Chrisme (12th century)^[10]
  • A Chalice with Paten (19th century)^[11]
  • An Ampulla of Saint Chrême (19th century)^[12]
  • A Statue: Virgin and child (18th century)^[13]

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department