Aucazein (French pronunciation: ​[okazɛ̃]; Occitan: Aucasenh) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.

Aucazein
Commune
The Bouigane River at Aucazein
Location of Aucazein
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Coordinates: 42°56′12″N 0°58′32″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Saint-Girons
Canton	Couserans Ouest
Intercommunality	CC Couserans - Pyrénées
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marcel Agert[1]
Area 1	6.02 km2 (2.32 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	55
• Density	9.1/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	09025 /09800
Elevation	531–1,682 m (1,742–5,518 ft) (avg. 550 m or 1,800 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aucazénois.[3]

Geography

Aucazein is located in the Ariège Natural Regional Park some 40 km south-east of Saint-Gaudens in a direct line and 20 km west by south-west of Saint-Girons at an altitude of 570 metres. Access to the commune is by road D 618 from Orgibet in the west which passes through the north of the commune and the village and continues east to Argein. Most of the land area of the commune is rugged and forested however the valley where the village is located has some farmland.[4]

The Bouigane river flows east along the valley and through the village on its way to join the Lez at Audressein. The Ruisseau de Cassech forms the western border of the commune as it flows north to join the Bouigane. Similarly La Rivière forms the eastern border of the commune and also joins the Bouigane. The Ruisseau de Recoule flows from the north and passes through the commune for a short distance before joining the Bouigane.[4]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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History

The commune is located on the Way of St. James which crosses Ariège. The Knights Templar built a Romanesque chapel in the commune.

Administration

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List of Successive Mayors[5]

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 59 inhabitants.

Sites and monuments

The commune has one site that is registered as a historical monument:

• An Ornamental Garden[8]

The commune has some other sites of interest:

• The Remains of a feudal Chateau (private property)
• 2 Mills
• An Oratory
• The Church of Saint-Aubin
• A Metal Bridge built in 1905 over the Bouigane

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department

References

External links

• Aucazein on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
• Aucasein on the 1750 Cassini Map

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