Pamiers

Pamiers
A general view of Pamiers
A general view of Pamiers
Coat of arms of Pamiers
Location of Pamiers
Map
Pamiers is located in France
Pamiers
Pamiers
Pamiers is located in Occitanie
Pamiers
Pamiers
Coordinates: 43°07′03″N 1°36′42″E / 43.1175°N 1.6117°E / 43.1175; 1.6117
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAriège
ArrondissementPamiers
Canton2 Cantons (Pamiers-1 and 2)
IntercommunalityPortes d'Ariège Pyrénées
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Frédérique Thiennot[1] (DVC)
Area
1
45.85 km2 (17.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
16,394
 • Density360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
09225 /09100
Elevation256–473 m (840–1,552 ft)
(avg. 298 m or 978 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pamiers (French pronunciation: [pamje] ; Occitan: Pàmias Occitan pronunciation: [ˈpamjɔs]) is a commune and largest city in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is the most populous commune in the Ariège department, although it is not the capital which is the smaller town of Foix. The seat of the Bishop of Pamiers is at the Pamiers Cathedral. The current mayor of the town is Frédérique Thiennot, who succeeded André Trigano in 2020 after he had held the post for 25 years.[3]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Municipales à Pamiers : maire depuis 1995, André Trigano part pour un cinquième set". ladepeche.fr (in French).