Moulis, Ariège

Moulis is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Moulis
Commune
Looking across the Lez valley from the Cap de la Pène
Location of Moulis
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Coordinates: 42°57′43″N 1°05′30″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Saint-Girons
Canton	Couserans Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Damien Souque[1]
Area 1	36.55 km2 (14.11 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	796
• Density	22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	09214 /09200
Elevation	412–1,608 m (1,352–5,276 ft) (avg. 432 m or 1,417 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Moulis is situated on the D618 road, which follows the Lez river valley from Castillon-en-Couserans to Saint Girons. Either side of the Lez valley, the land surface of the commune rises steeply to forested mountains, giving a height difference of 1200 m between the lowest point of the commune and the highest.

Population

The inhabitants of Moulis are known as Moulisiens.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,010	—
1968	1,013	+0.3%
1975	847	−16.4%
1982	828	−2.2%
1990	798	−3.6%
1999	759	−4.9%
2008	793	+4.5%

Much of the population is grouped in the villages of Moulis, Luzenac, Aubert and Pouech, all of which are in the Lez valley. The rest of the population is dispersed in small hamlets or isolated farms across the commune.

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department