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Val-de-Sos

Val-de-Sos
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Location of Val-de-Sos
Val-de-Sos is located in France
Val-de-Sos
Val-de-Sos
Val-de-Sos is located in Occitanie
Val-de-Sos
Val-de-Sos
Coordinates: 42°46′14″N 1°29′57″E / 42.7705°N 1.4991°E / 42.7705; 1.4991
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAriège
ArrondissementFoix
CantonSabarthès
IntercommunalityHaute-Ariège
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Marie-José Dandine[1]
Area
1
53.14 km2 (20.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
599
  Density11.3/km2 (29.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
09334 /09220
Elevation652–2,472 m (2,139–8,110 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Val-de-Sos (French pronunciation: [val sɔs]; Occitan: Val de Sòs) is a commune in the Ariège department in southern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Vicdessos (the seat), Sem, Goulier and Suc-et-Sentenac.[3]

Geography

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Location

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The commune is structured by the Vicdessos valley, irrigated by the eponymous river, in the historic territory of Sabarthès. The main access road is the D8 from Tarascon-sur-Ariège.

It is part of the Ariège Pyrenees Regional Nature Park.

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References

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  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. Arrêté préfectoral 16 July 2018, p. 160 (in French)