Vicdessos

Vicdessos
A general view of Vicdessos
Coat of arms
Vicdessos
Location within Midi-Pyrénées region Vicdessos
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Foix
Canton	Sabarthès
Intercommunality	Auzat-Vicdessos
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Jean Magalhaes
Area1	6.01 km2 (2.32 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	511
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	09334 / 09220
Elevation	652–1,585 m (2,139–5,200 ft) (avg. 705 m or 2,313 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Vicdessos is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Geography

The superficy of Vicdessos is of about 6,01km2 with a minimum elevation of 652 meters and a maximum elevation of 1585 meters.

Location

This Pyrennean township lies in the Natural regional park of Pyrenées ariégoises in the Vicdessos valley, at the feet of the Montcalm mountains.

Vicdessos is 15 km far from Tarascon-sur-Ariège and 95 km far from Toulouse.

Population

Inhabitants of Vicdessos are called Vicdessosiens.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	535	—
1968	585	+9.3%
1975	580	−0.9%
1982	602	+3.8%
1990	483	−19.8%
1999	461	−4.6%
2008	511	+10.8%

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department
• Montcalm Massif

References

• INSEE