Intercommunality Castillonnais Area 3.98 km² | Region Occitanie Population (2010) 116 Local time Wednesday 7:38 PM | |
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Weather 10°C, Wind S at 2 km/h, 66% Humidity |
Audressein is a French commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.
Contents
- Map of 09800 Audressein France
- Geography
- Administration
- Demography
- Civil heritage
- Religious heritage
- References
Map of 09800 Audressein, France
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Audressenois or Audressenoises.
Geography
Audressein is situated on the former Route nationale 618, the "Route of the Pyrenees", at the start of the climb to the Col de la Core some 18 km south-west of Saint-Girons. Access to the commune is by the D618 road from Argein in the west which passes through the centre of the commune and the village and continues to Engomer in the north-east. The D804 goes from Sor in the west through the commune just south of the village and continues to Castillon-en-Couserans in the south-east. The commune is mixed forest and farmland with substantial forests in the north.
The Léz river flows through the commune from south to north forming the south-eastern border of the commune and continues north-east to join the Salat at Saint-Girons. The Bouigane river flows from the west across the commune to join the Lez at the village. The Long Rieu stream rises in the north of the commune and flows south to join the Bouigane near the village.
Administration
List of Successive Mayors
(Not all data is known)
Demography
In 2010 the commune had 116 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger communes that have a sample survey every year.
Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)
Civil heritage
The commune has two sites that are registered as historical monuments:
Religious heritage
The commune has one religious building that is registered as an historical monument: