Val-de-Sos

Val-de-Sos (French pronunciation: [val də sɔs]; Occitan: Val de Sòs) is a commune in the Ariège department in southern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Vicdessos (the seat), Sem, Goulier and Suc-et-Sentenac.^[3]

Val-de-Sos
Commune
Location of Val-de-Sos
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Coordinates: 42°46′14″N 1°29′57″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Foix
Canton	Sabarthès
Intercommunality	Haute-Ariège
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-José Dandine[1]
Area 1	53.14 km2 (20.52 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	571
• Density	11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	09334 /09220
Elevation	652–2,472 m (2,139–8,110 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Location

The commune is structured by the Vicdessos valley, irrigated by the eponymous river, in the historic territory of Sabarthès. The main access road is the D8 from Tarascon-sur-Ariège.

It is part of the Ariège Pyrenees Regional Nature Park.

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department