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Argein
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Argein is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Castillon-en-Couserans, the arrondissement of Saint-Girons, and the Ariège department. It is located in the Occitanie region and shares borders with Arrout, Aucazein, Audressein, and Balaguères. The commune’s official name is Argein, and it falls under the electoral district of Couserans Ouest.
The area of Argein is 11.09 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 214 residents (104 male and 90 female) and another citing 157. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 1675 meters in one dataset and 539 meters in another. The postal code for the commune is 09800.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Argein is referenced by 328 other articles, and connects out to France, Wales and time zone.
It is catalogued under topics including Communes of Ariège (department) and Incomplete lists from April 2021.
Its subject is documented across 40 Wikipedia language editions.
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Argein
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Argein Drinking Trough.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The drinking trough in Argein
- French commune.arrondissement
- Saint-Girons
- French commune.canton
- Couserans Ouest
- French commune.INSEE
- 09014
- French commune.postal code
- 09800
- French commune.mayor
- Denis Lourde
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 534
- French commune.elevation min m
- 517
- French commune.elevation max m
- 1675
- French commune.area km2
- 11.09
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Argein
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Saint-Girons
- Population
- 192
- Area
- 11.09
- Elevation
- 784
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Balacet
- Image
- Argein Mairie.JPG
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- postal code
- 09800
- Commons category
- Argein
- associated electoral district
- canton of Couserans Ouest
- male population
- 104
- female population
- 90
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-61-96-78-90
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Geography
- Neighbouring communes and villages
- Administration
- Demography
- Sites and Monuments
- Notable people linked to the commune
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Argein (; ) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.
==Geography== Argein is located some 12 km south-west of Saint-Girons just a kilometre west of Audressein. Access to the commune is by the D618 road from Audressein in the east passing through the centre of the commune and the village and continuing west to Aucazein. Apart from the village there is also the hamlet of Viellot. The centre of the commune is the valley of the Bouigane oriented east–west where the village lies. In the valley there is some farmland however the rugged north and south of the commune is heavily forested.
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