Carla-Bayle

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Carla-Bayle
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Carla-Bayle
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Coordinates: 43°09′05″N 1°23′39″E / 43.1514°N 1.3942°E / 43.1514; 1.3942
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Saint-Girons
Canton	Arize-Lèze
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Jean-François Sans[1]
Area 1	35.52 km2 (13.71 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	796
• Density	22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	09079 /09130
Elevation	236–411 m (774–1,348 ft) (avg. 396 m or 1,299 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Carla-Bayle is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. It was the birthplace of Pierre Bayle (1647–1706), a Protestant philosopher and writer known for his works on religious toleration and his early encyclopedia.