Foix
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| Foix | |||
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 View o Chateau de Foix in Lazema aurie | |||
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  Foix Location within Occitanie region  Foix | |||
| Coordinates: 42°57′59″N 1°36′28″E / 42.9664°N 1.6078°ECoordinates: 42°57′59″N 1°36′28″E / 42.9664°N 1.6078°E | |||
| Kintra | Fraunce | ||
| Region | Occitanie | ||
| Depairtment | Ariège | ||
| Arrondissement | Foix | ||
| Canton | Foix-Ville | ||
| Intercommunality | Pays de Foix | ||
| Govrenment | |||
| • Mayor (Since 2014) | Norbert Meler (PS) | ||
| Area1 | 19.32 km2 (7.46 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2007)2 | 9,712 | ||
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Simmer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| INSEE/Postal code | 09122 /09000 | ||
| Elevation |
358–933 m (1,175–3,061 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft) | ||
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1 French Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries. 2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance. | |||
Foix (French pronunciation: [fwa]; Occitan: Fois [ˈfujs, ˈfujʃ]; Catalan: Foix [ˈfoʃ]) is a commune, the umwhile caipital o the Coonty o Foix.
Internaitional relations[eedit | eedit soorce]
Foix is twinned wi the follaein places:
Lleida (Spain) syne 1962
Andorra la Vella (Andorra)
Ripon (Unitit Kinrick o Great Breetain an Northren Ireland)
