Prades, Ariège

Prades
Prades seen from above
Location of Prades
Prades
Prades
Coordinates: 42°47′16″N 1°52′45″E / 42.7878°N 1.8792°E / 42.7878; 1.8792
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAriège
ArrondissementFoix
CantonHaute-Ariège
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Hervé Peloffi[1]
Area
1
28.97 km2 (11.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
54
 • Density1.9/km2 (4.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
09232 /09110
Elevation1,078–1,921 m (3,537–6,302 ft)
(avg. 1,250 m or 4,100 ft)
Websiteprades-ariege.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Prades (French pronunciation: [pʁad] ; Occitan: Pradas) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Population

Inhabitants are called Pradéens in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 97—    
1975 73−3.98%
1982 67−1.22%
1990 53−2.89%
1999 47−1.33%
2007 50+0.78%
2012 43−2.97%
2017 33−5.16%
2023 54+8.55%
Source: INSEE[3]

Geography

The village is located in the Pyrenees on the river Hers-Vif.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE