Mercus-Garrabet

Mercus-Garrabet
A general view of Mercus-Garrabet
Location of Mercus-Garrabet
Mercus-Garrabet
Mercus-Garrabet
Coordinates: 42°52′50″N 1°37′52″E / 42.8806°N 1.6311°E / 42.8806; 1.6311
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAriège
ArrondissementFoix
CantonSabarthès
IntercommunalityPays de Tarascon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patricia Testa[1]
Area
1
14.79 km2 (5.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
1,238
 • Density83.71/km2 (216.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
09188 /09400
Elevation432–1,603 m (1,417–5,259 ft)
(avg. 480 m or 1,570 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mercus-Garrabet is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. In February 1965, it absorbed the former commune Amplaing.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 869—    
1975 944+1.19%
1982 972+0.42%
1990 925−0.62%
1999 1,005+0.93%
2007 1,135+1.53%
2012 1,143+0.14%
2017 1,199+0.96%
2023 1,238+0.53%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions territoriales de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0044, 21 February 1965, pp. 1483-1485.
  4. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE