Ariège department

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Ariège department is an administrative division in southwestern France, located in the Occitanie region and known for its Pyrenean landscapes, medieval towns, and outdoor activities.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Ariège department canonical 31
Département de l’Ariège 2
Ariege department 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf department of France
borders Andorra
Aude department
Haute-Garonne
surface form: Haute-Garonne department

Pyrénées-Orientales department
Spain
capital Foix
contains Ax-les-Thermes
Foix
Mirepoix
Montségur Castle
surface form: Montségur

Pamiers
Regional Natural Park of Pyrénées Ariégeoises
surface form: Parc naturel régional des Pyrénées ariégeoises

Saint-Girons
Tarascon-sur-Ariège
country France
createdDuring French Revolution
createdOn 1790
departmentNumber 09
hasAttraction Château de Foix
Montségur Castle
surface form: Château de Montségur

Grotte de Niaux
thermal spas of Ax-les-Thermes
hasIndustry agriculture
forestry
livestock farming
tourism
historicalRegion County of Foix
Languedoc
knownFor Pyrenean landscapes
caving
hiking
medieval towns
outdoor activities
skiing
languageRegion Occitan language area
locatedIn Occitanie
surface form: Occitanie region

Pyrenees
surface form: Pyrenees mountain range

southwestern France
namedAfter Ariège River
partOf Pyrenees
surface form: French Pyrenees
prefecture Foix
region Occitanie
subprefecture Pamiers
Saint-Girons
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time

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Referenced by (35)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ariège flowsThrough Ariège department
Ariège namedAfter Ariège department
Grotte de Lombrives locatedIn Ariège department
Capcir borders Ariège department
Grotte de Niaux locatedIn Ariège department
Foix locatedIn Ariège department
Pamiers locatedIn Ariège department
Pamiers isLargestTownOf Ariège department
Lavelanet locatedIn Ariège department
Lauragais administrativelyDividedBetween Ariège department
Lac de Montbel nearBorderOf Ariège department
Grotte de Mas d’Azil locatedIn Ariège department
Tarascon-sur-Ariège locatedIn Ariège department
Comminges partlyIn Ariège department
Aude River regionTraversed Ariège department
County of Foix presentIn Ariège department
this entity surface form: modern department of Ariège
Saint-Girons locatedIn Ariège department
Aulus-les-Bains locatedIn Ariège department
Franco-Spanish border passesThrough Ariège department
this entity surface form: Ariege department
arrondissement of Saint-Gaudens borderedBy Ariège department
Lombrives Cave locatedIn Ariège department
Niaux locatedIn Ariège department
Salon Noir locatedIn Ariège department
Saint-Volusien Abbey locatedIn Ariège department
Musée départemental de l’Ariège operatedBy Ariège department
this entity surface form: Département de l’Ariège
Musée départemental de l’Ariège ownedBy Ariège department
this entity surface form: Département de l’Ariège
arrondissement of Foix partOf Ariège department
arrondissement of Foix subdivisionOf Ariège department
Pont Vieux de Foix locatedIn Ariège department
Vicdessos valley locatedIn Ariège department
Ussat-les-Bains locatedIn Ariège department