Sabarat
Sabarat | |
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The Arize at Sabarat | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Sabarat | |
Sabarat Sabarat | |
| Coordinates: 43°06′02″N 1°23′23″E / 43.1006°N 1.3897°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Girons |
| Canton | Arize-Lèze |
| Intercommunality | Arize Lèze |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Milhorat[1] |
Area 1 | 9.5 km2 (3.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 361 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (98/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09253 /09350 |
| Elevation | 265–510 m (869–1,673 ft) (avg. 266 m or 873 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sabarat (French pronunciation: [sabaʁat]; Occitan: Savarat) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.
It is located 23 km as the crow flies from Foix, the department's prefecture, 24 km from Saint-Girons, the sub-prefecture, and 20 km from Lézat-sur-Lèze, the central office of the canton of Arize-Lèze, to which the municipality has belonged since 2015 for departmental elections. The municipality is also part of the Pamiers catchment area.
The nearest municipalitie are: Les Bordes-sur-Arize (1.6 km), Le Mas-d'Azil (3.1 km), Castéras (3.4 km), Gabre (3.6 km), Lanoux (3.7 km), Pailhès (4.4 km), Campagne-sur-Arize (5.2 km), and Carla-Bayle (5.7 km).
Historically and culturally, Sabarat is part of Pédaguès, or Podaguès, a former name replaced in the 21st century by the geographical name Terrefort ariégeois, consisting of the terreforts of Pamiers and Saverdun, on the left bank of the Ariège.
Sabarat borders six other municipalities. The neighboring municipalities are Les Bordes-sur-Arize, Castéras, Gabre, Lanoux, Le Mas-d'Azil, and Pailhès.
Population
Inhabitants are called Sabaratois.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 327 | — |
| 1975 | 305 | −0.99% |
| 1982 | 279 | −1.26% |
| 1990 | 304 | +1.08% |
| 1999 | 284 | −0.75% |
| 2007 | 344 | +2.42% |
| 2012 | 340 | −0.23% |
| 2017 | 361 | +1.21% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE