Sem, Ariège

Sem (French pronunciation: [sɛm]) is a former commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Val-de-Sos.^[2]

Sem
Part of Val-de-Sos
An aerial view of Sem
Location of Sem
Sem Show map of France Sem Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 42°46′07″N 1°31′11″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Foix
Canton	Sabarthès
Commune	Val-de-Sos
Area 1	5.22 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]	22
• Density	4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	09220
Elevation	825–2,042 m (2,707–6,699 ft) (avg. 960 m or 3,150 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography and sights

The Sem village lies in the Vicdessos valley at 991 meters above sea level. It is an old mining village, tied with the history of the iron mining of Rancié. The stream of Sem forms a huge waterfall (Carraoucou waterfall) and a cone. A big rock called "the dolmen" of Sem was made by a former glacier.

Population

Inhabitants of Sem are called Sémois in French.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	6	—
1968	13	+116.7%
1975	17	+30.8%
1982	16	−5.9%
1990	14	−12.5%
1999	19	+35.7%
2008	29	+52.6%

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department