LC control no. | n 50055424 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Geographic heading | Ariège (France) |
Geographic subdivision usage | France--Ariège |
Variant(s) | Arièja (France) |
See also | Foix (France : County) |
Beginning date | 1790 |
Associated country | France |
Found in | GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (adm2; 43°00ʹ00ʺN 001°30ʹ00ʺE) Wikipedia, Sept. 5, 2014 (Ariège; Occitan: Arièja; department in the Midi-Pyrénées region of southwestern France named after the Ariège River. Its capital is the town of Foix. Ariège is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from the counties of Foix (Languedoc), and Couserans (Gascogne)) |
Geographic area code | e-fr--- |
Associated language | fre |