Varilhes

Varilhes (French pronunciation: [vaʁij]; Languedocien: Varilhas) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. Varilhes station has rail connections to Toulouse, Foix and Latour-de-Carol.

Varilhes
Commune
Varilhes
Coat of arms
Location of Varilhes
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Coordinates: 43°02′47″N 1°37′45″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Foix
Canton	Val d'Ariège
Intercommunality	CA Pays Foix-Varilhes
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Martine Esteban[1]
Area 1	11.76 km2 (4.54 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,491
• Density	300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	09324 /09120
Elevation	309–592 m (1,014–1,942 ft) (avg. 310 m or 1,020 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 Varilhes are called Varilhois in French.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,938	—
1975	1,888	−0.37%
1982	2,007	+0.88%
1990	2,327	+1.87%
1999	2,702	+1.67%
2007	2,848	+0.66%
2012	3,239	+2.61%
2017	3,424	+1.12%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department