Balacet (French pronunciation: ​[balasɛ]) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.

Balacet
Commune
Location of Balacet
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Coordinates: 42°53′06″N 0°58′56″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Saint-Girons
Canton	Couserans Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Anselme Poignant[1]
Area 1	2.12 km2 (0.82 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	34
• Density	16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	09034 /09800
Elevation	833–1,674 m (2,733–5,492 ft) (avg. 906 m or 2,972 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 Balacetois or Balacetoises.[3]

Geography

Balacet is located some 8 km south-west of Audressein and 3 km north-east of Sentein in the Biros Valley. Access to the commune is by the tortuous D704 road which branches from the D4 just west of Lascoux and goes to the village then continues east to Uchentein. There is also another road that goes west from the village to Irazein. The commune is a rugged mountain commune which is heavily forested.[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 26 inhabitants.

Religious heritage

The Parish Church contains several items that are registered as historical objects:

• A Pyx of "malades-chrismatoire" (13th century)[8]
• A Ciborium (19th century)[9]
• 2 Candlesticks (18th century)[10]
• An Altar, Retable, and Tabernacle (18th century)[11]
• A Chalice (17th century)[12]
• A Carving: Chrisme (12th century)[13]

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department

References

External links

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

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[de] Balacet

[ru] Баласе