Tarascon-sur-Ariège

Tarascon-sur-Ariège (French pronunciation: [taʁaskɔ̃ syʁ aʁjɛʒ], literally Tarascon on Ariège; Languedocien: Tarascon d’Arièja) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. Tarascon-sur-Ariège station has rail connections to Toulouse, Foix and Latour-de-Carol.

Tarascon-sur-Ariège
Commune
The Castélla
Coat of arms
Location of Tarascon-sur-Ariège
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Coordinates: 42°50′54″N 1°36′22″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Foix
Canton	Sabarthès
Intercommunality	Pays de Tarascon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Sutra[1]
Area 1	8.65 km2 (3.34 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,060
• Density	350/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	09306 /09400
Elevation	463–1,187 m (1,519–3,894 ft) (avg. 475 m or 1,558 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 Tarascon-sur-Ariège are called Tarasconnais in French.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,952	—
1975	4,197	+0.86%
1982	3,916	−0.99%
1990	3,533	−1.28%
1999	3,446	−0.28%
2007	3,493	+0.17%
2012	3,386	−0.62%
2017	3,044	−2.11%
Source: INSEE[3]

Town center

See also

• Col de Port
• Communes of the Ariège department