Saint-Girons, Ariège

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Coordinates: 42°59′09″N 1°08′48″E / 42.9858333333°N 1.14666666667°E / 42.9858333333; 1.14666666667

Commune of Saint-Girons

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Saint Girons church in Saint-Girons
Location
Saint-Girons, Ariège is located in France
Saint-Girons, Ariège
Administration
Country France
Region Midi-Pyrénées
Department Ariège
Arrondissement Saint-Girons
Canton Saint-Girons
Intercommunality Saint-Girons
Mayor François Murillo
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 387–1,200 m (1,270–3,940 ft)
(avg. 391 m/1,280 ft)
Land area1 19.13 km2 (7.39 sq mi)
Population2 6,254  (1999)
 - Density 327 /km2 (850 /sq mi)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 09261/ 09200
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Girons is a commune in the Ariège department in south-western France.

Inhabitants of Saint-Girons are called Saint-Gironnais.

Stage 8 of the 2009 Tour de France finishes in Saint-Girons, after travelling 176 km from Andorra-la-Vella.

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General view of the town
General view
Hilly countryside
Countryside
Countryside, Pyrenees
Countryside

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