Vicdessos

Vicdessos (French pronunciation: [vikdəso]; Occitan: Vic de Sòs) 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]

Vicdessos
Part of Val-de-Sos
A general view of Vicdessos
Coat of arms
Location of Vicdessos
Vicdessos Show map of France Vicdessos Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 42°46′14″N 1°29′57″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Foix
Canton	Sabarthès
Commune	Val-de-Sos
Area 1	6.01 km2 (2.32 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]	420
• Density	70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	09220
Elevation	652–1,585 m (2,139–5,200 ft) (avg. 705 m or 2,313 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The area of Vicdessos is about 6.01 km2 with a minimum elevation of 652 meters and a maximum elevation of 1585 meters.

Location

This Pyrenean town lies in the Natural regional park of Pyrenées ariégoises in the Vicdessos valley, at the feet of the Montcalm mountains.

Vicdessos is 15 km from Tarascon-sur-Ariège and 95 km from Toulouse.

Population

Inhabitants of Vicdessos are called Vicdessosiens in French.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	535	—
1968	585	+9.3%
1975	580	−0.9%
1982	602	+3.8%
1990	483	−19.8%
1999	461	−4.6%
2008	511	+10.8%

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department
• Montcalm Massif