Le Fossat

Le Fossat (French pronunciation: [lə fɔsa]) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Le Fossat
Commune
The church in Le Fossat
Coat of arms
Location of Le Fossat
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Coordinates: 43°10′30″N 1°24′32″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Saint-Girons
Canton	Arize-Lèze
Government
• Mayor (2024–2026)	François Arnaud[1]
Area 1	14.41 km2 (5.56 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,061
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	09124 /09130
Elevation	231–353 m (758–1,158 ft) (avg. 243 m or 797 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The Lèze flows northwest through the middle of the commune and crosses the village.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	644	—
1968	656	+1.9%
1975	687	+4.7%
1982	658	−4.2%
1990	754	+14.6%
1999	783	+3.8%
2008	1,010	+29.0%

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department