Foix
Foix (French pronunciation: [fwa]; Occitan: Fois [ˈfujs, ˈfujʃ]; Catalan: Foix [ˈfoʃ]) is a commune, the umwhile caipital o the Coonty o Foix.
Foix | |
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 View o Chateau de Foix in Lazema aurie | |
 Banner  Coat airms | |
  Foix Location within Occitanie region  Foix | |
| Coordinates: 42°57′59″N 1°36′28″E / 42.9664°N 1.6078°ECoordinates: 42°57′59″N 1°36′28″E / 42.9664°N 1.6078°E | |
| Kintra | Fraunce |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Depairtment | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Foix |
| Canton | Foix-Ville |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Foix |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor (Since 2014) | Norbert Meler (PS) |
| Area 1 | 19.32 km2 (7.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2007)2 | 9,712 |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09122 /09000 |
| Elevation | 358–933 m (1,175–3,061 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft) |
| 1 French Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries. 2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance. | |
Internaitional relations eedit
Foix is twinned wi the follaein places:
Lleida (Spain) syne 1962
Andorra la Vella (Andorra)
Ripon (Unitit Kinrick o Great Breetain an Northren Ireland)
