Lercoul

Lercoul (French pronunciation: [lɛʁkul]; Occitan: Lercol) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Lercoul
Commune
A general view of Lercoul
Location of Lercoul
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Coordinates: 42°46′14″N 1°32′47″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Foix
Canton	Sabarthès
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Lafon[1]
Area 1	19.01 km2 (7.34 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	14
• Density	0.74/km2 (1.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	09162 /09220
Elevation	826–2,876 m (2,710–9,436 ft) (avg. 1,158 m or 3,799 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	3	—
1968	8	+166.7%
1975	5	−37.5%
1982	19	+280.0%
1990	21	+10.5%
1999	18	−14.3%
2006	31	+72.2%
2008	27	−12.9%

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department