Mérens-les-Vals
Mérens-les-Vals (French pronunciation: [meʁɛ̃s le vals]; Languedocien: Merens las Vals) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.
Geography
Mérens-les-Vals, as its name implies, has several valleys. The village is at the confluence of three valleys: Ariège, Nabre and Morgoulliou. The village has a train station (Mérens-les-Vals station) on the Portet-Saint-Simon–Puigcerdà railway. The night train from Gare d'Austerlitz, Paris to Latour-de-Carol stops here. The journey taking about nine hours. There are six local trains a day to Toulouse, this journey takes 2 hours and 15 minutes.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 114 | — |
| 1968 | 195 | +71.1% |
| 1975 | 157 | −19.5% |
| 1982 | 143 | −8.9% |
| 1990 | 149 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 180 | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 186 | +3.3% |
Inhabitants are called Mérengois.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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