Moulis, Ariège

Moulis
Moulis
Administration
Country	France
Region	Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Saint-Girons
Canton	Saint-Girons
Intercommunality	Saint-Girons
Mayor	Aimé Galey (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	412–1,608 m (1,352–5,276 ft) (avg. 432 m/1,417 ft)
Land area1	36.55 km2 (14.11 sq mi)
Population2	793  (2008)
- Density	22 /km2 (57 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	09214/ 09200
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.

Coordinates: 42°57′43″N 1°05′30″E / 42.9619444444°N 1.09166666667°E / 42.9619444444; 1.09166666667

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 of Moulis, Ariège

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
1010	1013	847	828	798	759	793

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.

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department

References

• INSEE