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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Occitania
- Department
- Ariège
- Arrondissement
- Pamiers
- Canton
- Mirepoix
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Emmanuel Fabre
- Area
- 4.13 km (1.59 sq mi)
- Density
- 22/km (58/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 09323 /09500
- Elevation
- 255–390 m (837–1,280 ft) , (avg. 270 m or 890 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Vals
- Population
- 87
- Area
- 4.13
- Elevation
- 294
- Image
- Église Sainte-Marie de Vals.JPG
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- Commons category
- Vals (Ariège)
- postal code
- 09500
- male population
- 47
- female population
- 51
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-61-68-68-57
- fax number
- +33-5-61-68-68-57
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Travel guide
Get in
The closest train station is in Ilanz, with trains from Chur. From there a postal bus runs hourly to Vals (36 minutes).
Get around
Vals is manageable on foot. During the winter season, there is a free shuttle bus running through the village.
See
Zervreilasee is a damned lake up the valley its glacial blue surface reflects the surrounding mountain scape, taking in the impressive Zervreillahorn.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Article
Vals is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.
It is known for the church "Eglise Rupestre de Vals" which is built into the giant rocks that make up its foundation. Picturesque in itself, it has a view of the valley spread out before it.