Prades, Ariège

Prades (French pronunciation: [pʁad] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Pradas) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Prades
Commune
Prades seen from above
Coat of arms
Location of Prades
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Coordinates: 42°47′16″N 1°52′45″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Foix
Canton	Haute-Ariège
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Hervé Peloffi[1]
Area 1	28.97 km2 (11.19 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	46
• Density	1.6/km2 (4.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	09232 /09110
Elevation	1,078–1,921 m (3,537–6,302 ft) (avg. 1,250 m or 4,100 ft)
Website	prades-ariege.fr
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 Pradéens.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	88	—
1968	97	+10.2%
1975	73	−24.7%
1982	67	−8.2%
1990	53	−20.9%
1999	47	−11.3%
2008	50	+6.4%

Geography

The village is located in the Pyrenees on the river Hers-Vif.

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department