Oust, Ariège

Oust (French pronunciation: [ust]; Occitan: Ost) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Oust
Commune
Vic d'Oust
Location of Oust
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Coordinates: 42°52′33″N 1°12′57″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Saint-Girons
Canton	Couserans Est
Intercommunality	Couserans-Pyrénées
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	Richard de Meritens de Villeneuve[1]
Area 1	18.97 km2 (7.32 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	574
• Density	30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	09223 /09140
Elevation	480–1,494 m (1,575–4,902 ft) (avg. 501 m or 1,644 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 of Oust are called Oustois.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	420	—
1968	441	+5.0%
1975	581	+31.7%
1982	503	−13.4%
1990	449	−10.7%
1999	515	+14.7%
2008	533	+3.5%

Sights

• The Château de Mirabat, a medieval castle, known to be in ruins in the 14th century, is in the communes of Seix, Oust and Ustou.

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department