Arignac


Arignac is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.

Geography

Arignac is located 2 km north of Tarascon-sur-Ariège and some 11 km south of Foix. Access to the commune is by road D88 from Tarascon-sur-Ariège in the south passing through the village and continuing north-east to join National Highway N20 at Exit 14. The N20 passes through the south-east of the commune but the nearest exit is Exit 14 just east of the commune. The town covers about 10% of the commune with the rest mostly forest and hill country with a few farms in the south.
The Ariège river forms the south-eastern border of the commune and the Saurat flows south through the commune and the town to join the Ariège.

Administration

List of successive mayors
FromToName
19001919Louis Philippe
20012026Philippe Pujol

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arignacois or Arignacoises in French.