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

Augirein
Commune
The main square in Augirein
Location of Augirein
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Coordinates: 42°55′57″N 0°55′03″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Saint-Girons
Canton	Couserans Ouest
Intercommunality	CC Couserans - Pyrénées
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Charles Daffis[1]
Area 1	9.84 km2 (3.80 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	79
• Density	8.0/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	09027 /09800
Elevation	631–1,721 m (2,070–5,646 ft) (avg. 634 m or 2,080 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 Augirenois or Augirenoises.[3]

Geography

Augirein is located in the former province of Couserans some 30 km south-east of Saint-Gaudens and 25 km west by south-west of Saint-Girons. Access to the commune is by road D618 from Saint-Lary in the west which passes through the north of the commune and the village and continues east to Orgibet. Just east of the village is the hamlet of Terrefete. The commune is almost all rugged and heavily forested except for a small area in the north where the village is.[4]

The Bouigane river flows through the north of the commune from west to east and continues to join the Lez at Audressein. The Ruisseau de Nede rises south of the commune and flows through the centre from south to north to join the Bouigane on the north-eastern border of the commune. Several tributaries rise in the commune and join the Ruisseau de Nede including the Ruisseau de Couledoux and the Ruisseau des Souls.[4]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

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List of Successive Mayors[5]

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 76 inhabitants.

Sites and monuments

The Church contains a Chalice (19th century) which is registered as a historical object.[8]

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department

References

External links

• Augirein on the old IGN website (in French)
• Augirein on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
• Auguren on the 1750 Cassini Map

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[ru] Ожирен