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Val-de-Sos

Coordinates: 42°46′14″N 1°29′57″E / 42.7705°N 1.4991°E / 42.7705; 1.4991
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Val-de-Sos
Location of Val-de-Sos
Val-de-Sos is located in France
Val-de-Sos
Val-de-Sos
Coordinates: 42°46′14″N 1°29′57″E / 42.7705°N 1.4991°E / 42.7705; 1.4991
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAriège
ArrondissementFoix
CantonSabarthès
IntercommunalityHaute-Ariège
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie-José Dandine[1]
Area
1
53.14 km2 (20.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
543
 • Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
09334 /09220
Elevation652–2,472 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.

Val-de-Sos (French pronunciation: [val 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]

Geography

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Location

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 16 July 2018, p. 160 (in French)