Saurat

Saurat
Saurat seen from above
Location of Saurat
Saurat
Saurat
Coordinates: 42°52′42″N 1°32′18″E / 42.8783°N 1.5383°E / 42.8783; 1.5383
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAriège
ArrondissementFoix
CantonSabarthès
IntercommunalityPays de Tarascon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Rouan[1]
Area
1
44.29 km2 (17.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
700
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
09280 /09400
Elevation621–1,941 m (2,037–6,368 ft)
(avg. 678 m or 2,224 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saurat (French pronunciation: [soʁat]) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Population

Inhabitants of Saurat are called Sauratois in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,007—    
1975 812−3.03%
1982 693−2.24%
1990 652−0.76%
1999 601−0.90%
2007 592−0.19%
2012 668+2.45%
2017 636−0.98%
2023 700+1.61%
Source: INSEE[3]

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. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE