Pamiers
Pamiers (Occitan: Pàmias) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France. It is a subprefecture of the department. Although Pamiers is the largest city in Ariège, the capital is Foix, a smaller city.
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Pamiers |
| Canton | Pamiers-1 Pamiers-2 |
| Intercommunality | Les Portes d'Ariège - Pyrénées |
| Mayor | André Trigano[1] (2014–2020) |
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| Elevation | 256–473 m (840–1,552 ft) (avg. 365 m/1,198 ft) |
| Land area1 | 45.85 km2 (17.70 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 15,518 (2014) |
| - Density | 338/km2 (880/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09225/ 09100 |
| Website | www.ville-pamiers.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
History
In 1111, the city was officially founded by the Count Roger II of Foix and the abbot of the sanctuary of Saint Antonin of Pamiers; they built a castle (now demolished) and named it Castrum Appamiae, after a Syrian city, Apamea, that was visited by Roger II during the First Crusade. A church was built at the foot of the castle (Our Lady of Mercadal) where is now the cathedral.
Geography
The city of Pamiers is along the Ariège river in the plain formed by this river in the northern part of the Ariège department, in southern France.
The commune has an area of 45.9 km2 (17.7 sq mi).[2] Its average altitude is 365 m (1,198 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 295 m (968 ft).[3]
Pamiers is at 64 km (40 mi) to the south of Toulouse, 20 km (12 mi) to the north of Foix and 53 km (33 mi) to the west of Saint-Girons.
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The commune of Pamiers is surrounded by the communes:
Climate
The climate of Pamiers, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.[4]
Population
The inhabitants of Pamiers are known, in French, as Appaméens (women: Appaméennes).[5]
With a population of 15,518,[6] Pamiers is the city in the department with more people living in it; its population density is of 338 inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Pamiers
Pamiers forms, with other 6 communes, the urban area of Pamiers with a population of 26,727 inhabitants (2013) and an area of 91.7 km2 (35.4 sq mi).[7] This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Pamiers, formed by 29 communes with a population of 35,054 inhabitants (2013) and an area of 256.7 km2 (99.1 sq mi).[8]
Administration
Pamiers is a subprefecture of the Ariège department, the capital of the arrondissement of Pamiers and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of two cantons:
It is part of the intercommunality Les Portes d'Ariège - Pyrénées (French: Communauté de communes des Portes d'Ariège - Pyrénées).
Twinned and partner towns
Pamiers is twinned with:
- Gabriel Fauré, (1845-1924), composer
- Pope Benedict XII, (ca. 1280-1342), bishop of Pamiers in the 1320s
Gallery
Pamiers: commercial street
Market in Pamiers
Bell tower of the Pamiers cathedral
Saint Antonin of Pamiers cathedral
Notre Dame du Camp church in Pamiers
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Pamiers Media
Porte de l'Agasse in Pamiers, by Eugène de Malbos near 1840.
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Elus et Délégations" (in French). Ville de Pamiers. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Commune de Pamiers (09225)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Pamiers". Map-France.com. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ↑ "Ville de Pamiers". Annuaire-Mairie.fr (in French). Retrieved 14 June 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Pamiers (09100)" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Unité urbaine de Pamiers (09401)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Aire urbaine de Pamiers (183)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
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Other websites
- City Council website (in French)
- Pays de Pamiers tourist office (in French)
- Pamiers in Histariège - Histoire et Patrimoine de l'Ariège Archived 2013-11-27 at the Wayback Machine (in French)