Dept 09 Rank #2 / 96 🚄 TGV
Ariège
Occitanie · Nearest city: Foix → Toulouse (~45 min)
Pyrenean valleys, cave art site (Niaux), Sabarthès gorges
Climate
Sunshineshape est.
2 259h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
Rain daysshape est.
112/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 fewer rain days each year.
Hot days >30°
25/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 fewer hot days each year.
Winter mildness
5/10
1.3 °C avg Jan
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.3 °C per year.
Wind
2.3m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
Muggy days
10/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 more muggy days each year.
Avg max temperature · °Cest.
6
J
8
F
12
M
15
A
19
M
22
J
25
J
25
A
20
S
16
O
10
N
7
D
Real estate
Median €/m²
€1 352 -848
range €571–2 430
DVF sample
—txns
recent sales
Median surface
—m²
Price distribution across communes · €/m²
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Real DVF distribution across this department's priced communes.
Communes
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Landscape
Landscape scoreest.
8/10
Max elevation
—m
Forest cover
—%
Tourism
4/10
Characteristicsest.
⛰ Mountains🏞 Dramatic landscape
Pyrenean valleys, cave art site (Niaux), Sabarthès gorges
Risks
Safety score
8/10
Flood risk
83%
% communes at risk
Fire risk
15%
% exposed
Seismic zone
3/5
Major risks present
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Transport
Transport
8/10
4.5 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
1
—
Work locally
33.2%
work in own commune · 6.7% without commuting
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Foix → Toulouse (~45 min)
✈ Airport
Regional only
🚄 To Paris via TGV
4.5 h direct
🛣 Highways
—
Services
Healthcare
6/10
APL 3.8
Schools
5/10
Brevet 85%
Fiber coverage
93%
Intl schools
0schools
None in department
People
Population
—
Density
—/km²
—
Pop trend
6/10 +0.2
Tourism
9 326beds
Age distribution · % of populationest.