Moulis, Ariège

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Moulis
Looking across the Lez valley from the Cap de la Pène
Looking across the Lez valley from the Cap de la Pène
Location of Moulis
Map
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAriège
ArrondissementSaint-Girons
CantonSaint-Girons
IntercommunalitySaint-Girons
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Aimé Galey
Area
1
36.55 km2 (14.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
793
 • Density22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
09214 /09200
Elevation412–1,608 m (1,352–5,276 ft)
(avg. 432 m or 1,417 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Moulis is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Geography

Moulis is situated on the D618 road, which follows the Lez river valley from Castillon-en-Couserans to Saint Girons. Either side of the Lez valley, the land surface of the commune rises steeply to forested mountains, giving a height difference of 1200 m between the lowest point of the commune and the highest.

Population

The inhabitants of Moulis are known as Moulisiens.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,010—    
19681,013+0.3%
1975847−16.4%
1982828−2.2%
1990798−3.6%
1999759−4.9%
2008793+4.5%

Much of the population is grouped in the villages of Moulis, Luzenac, Aubert and Pouech, all of which are in the Lez valley. The rest of the population is dispersed in small hamlets or isolated farms across the commune.

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