Axiat

Axiat is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France.

Axiat
Commune
The church in Axiat
Location of Axiat
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Coordinates: 42°47′05″N 1°45′25″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Foix
Canton	Haute-Ariège
Intercommunality	CC Haute-Ariège
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Maurice Sicre[1]
Area 1	9.54 km2 (3.68 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	39
• Density	4.1/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	09031 /09250
Elevation	707–2,365 m (2,320–7,759 ft) (avg. 880 m or 2,890 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Axiat is located some 27 km south-east of Foix and some 12 km north-west of Ax-les-Thermes. Access to the commune is by the D20 road from Appy in the west which passes through the south of the commune and the village before continuing south to Lordat. The commune is alpine in nature with snow-capped mountains in the north, extensive forests, and rugged terrain. There is some farming activity in the south near the village.^[3]

The Ruisseau d'Axiat forms the southern border of the commune as it flows west to join the Ariege at Urs. The Ruisseau de la Cassagne forms the south-western border of the commune as it flows south to join the Ruisseau d'Axiat. The Ruisseau de Girabel forms the north-western border of the commune flows south to join the Ruisseau de la Cassagne. The Ruisseau de Sauquet rises north of the commune and flows south through the centre near the village and joins the Ruisseau d'Axiat on the southern border. The Ruisseau de Fontronne forms the eastern border of the commune as it flows south to join the Ruisseau d'Axiat on the southern border.^[3]

There is also a hamlet called Axiat in the commune of Miglos.

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

List of Successive Mayors^[4]

From	To	Name
2001	2026	Maurice Sicre

Demography

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

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 204 —     1800 149 −4.39% 1806 256 +9.44% 1821 277 +0.53% 1831 333 +1.86% 1836 295 −2.39% 1841 278 −1.18% 1846 299 +1.47% 1851 307 +0.53% 1856 276 −2.11% 1861 244 −2.43% 1866 246 +0.16% 1872 244 −0.14% 1876 248 +0.41% 1881 239 −0.74% 1886 228 −0.94% 1891 222 −0.53% 1896 196 −2.46%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 192 −0.41% 1906 152 −4.56% 1911 170 +2.26% 1921 133 −2.42% 1926 136 +0.45% 1931 131 −0.75% 1936 127 −0.62% 1946 101 −2.26% 1954 78 −3.18% 1962 81 +0.47% 1968 52 −7.12% 1975 41 −3.34% 1982 48 +2.28% 1990 42 −1.66% 1999 35 −2.01% 2007 27 −3.19% 2012 35 +5.33% 2017 41 +3.22%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7]

Culture and heritage

The Church Choir

Religious heritage

The Church of Saint Julien (11th century) is registered as an historical monument.^[8]

Photos of the Church

• 
  Exterior of the Church
• 
  A door to the Church
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  A detail of the wall
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  The Baptismal font
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  A Stained glass window
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  A detail of the wall

Environmental heritage

• The Soularac Peak (2,368 m)
• The Saint-Barthélemy Peak (2,348 m)

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department