Foix

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Foix Fois (Occitan) Foix (Catalan)
Prefecture and commune
View of Chateau de Foix in Lazema area
Coat of arms
Location of Foix
Foix Show map of France Foix Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 42°57′59″N 1°36′28″E / 42.9664°N 1.6078°E / 42.9664; 1.6078
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Foix
Canton	Foix
Intercommunality	CA Pays Foix-Varilhes
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Marine Bordes[1] (PS)
Area 1	19.32 km2 (7.46 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	9,472
• Density	490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Demonym	Fuxéen
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	09122 /09000
Elevation	358–933 m (1,175–3,061 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft)
Website	www.mairie-foix.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Foix (/fwɑː/ fwah, French pronunciation: [fwa] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Fois [ˈfujs, ˈfujʃ]; Catalan: Foix [ˈfoʃ]) is a commune, the former capital of the County of Foix. It is the capital of the department of Ariège as it is the seat of the prefecture of that department. Foix is located in the Occitanie region of southwestern France. It is the second least populous French departmental capital, the least populous being Privas. Foix lies south of Toulouse, close to the borders with Spain and Andorra.

It is only the second biggest town in Ariège, the biggest being Pamiers, which is one of the two sub-prefectures, the other being St Girons. Foix is twinned with the English cathedral city of Ripon, with the Spanish towns of Sarroca de Lleida, Lleida and the Andorran capital Andorra la Vella.