Aigues-Vives, Ariège
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View of Aigues-Vives, Léran and the Lac de Montbel
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Location within Occitanie region
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| Coordinates: 42°59′51″N 1°52′35″E / 42.9975°N 1.8764°ECoordinates: 42°59′51″N 1°52′35″E / 42.9975°N 1.8764°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Ariège | |
| Arrondissement | Pamiers | |
| Canton | Mirepoix | |
| Intercommunality | Pays Mirepoix | |
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| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Christian Mascarenc | |
| Area1 | 5.16 km2 (1.99 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014)2 | 632 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09002 /09600 | |
| Elevation | 391–621 m (1,283–2,037 ft) (avg. 410 m or 1,350 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Aigues-Vives is a French commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aigues-Vivesiens or Aigues-Vivesiennes.
Aigues-Vives is located both in the Pays d'Olmes and the Canton of Mirepoix on the D625 main road (formerly Route nationale N625) which runs from Saint-Quentin-la-Tour in the north through the heart of the commune and the town to Laroque-d'Olmes in the south. It is about 90 km in a direct line south by south west of Narbonne. Augues-Vives can also be accessed from the east on Highway D28 from Leran. Apart from the Aigues-Vives town there is one other residential area to the north of the town called Le Kartare. The commune is forested to the west and the east with the centre of the commune farmland (apart from the town).
The Countirou stream, which has its source in the nearby village of Tabre, passes through the commune of Aigues-Vives, along the D625 road, and comes to an end at Hers-Vif near Mirepoix. A number of streams traverse the commune and flow into Coutirou including the: Fontaine de Toustou, the Couxou, the Ribalerie, and the Saint-Paul).
Lake Montbel is located three kilometres south-east of the commune and is visible from the hills above Aigues-Vives.
The village is located in an area formed during the Tertiary period with a soil which is a mix of conglomerate and sandstone, on strata called the "conglomerates of Palassou" located on the North Pyrenees faultline.
Aigues-Vives is surrounded by several hills, the highest being 630m above sea level, on the western edge of the commune. The village itself is 420m high on average with the lowest point being 391m.
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