Ercé

Ercé (French pronunciation: [ɛʁse]; Occitan: Èrce) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Ercé
Commune
A general view of Ercé
Location of Ercé
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Coordinates: 42°51′01″N 1°17′25″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Saint-Girons
Canton	Couserans Est
Intercommunality	Couserans-Pyrénées
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Carrère[1]
Area 1	40.75 km2 (15.73 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	580
• Density	14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	09113 /09140
Elevation	574–1,905 m (1,883–6,250 ft) (avg. 620 m or 2,030 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Inhabitants are called Ercéens.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,008	—
1968	1,012	+0.4%
1975	990	−2.2%
1982	750	−24.2%
1990	566	−24.5%
1999	532	−6.0%
2008	550	+3.4%

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department