Antras, Ariège

Antras
The Marble Cross in the village square
Antras
Location within Occitanie region  Antras
Coordinates: 42°52′57″N 0°56′38″E / 42.8825°N 0.9439°ECoordinates: 42°52′57″N 0°56′38″E / 42.8825°N 0.9439°E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Saint-Girons
Canton	Castillon-en-Couserans
Intercommunality	Castillonnais
Government
• Mayor (2008–2020)	Marc Woiry
Area^1	20.02 km^2 (7.73 sq mi)
Population (2010)^2	62
• Density	3.1/km^2 (8.0/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	09011 / 09800
Elevation	777–2,268 m (2,549–7,441 ft) (avg. 900 m or 3,000 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.

Antras (Antràs in Occitan) is a French commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Antrasois or Antrasoises^[1]

Geography

Antras is located some 25 km south-east of Saint-Gaudens, 20 km north-east of Bagneres-de-Luchon, and only 1 km from the Spanish border. It was part of the former province of Couserans in the Biros Valley. No district roads or highways pass through the commune and the only access to the village is by a mountain road (the Route d'Antras) from the D4 road at Sentein. There are few roads in the commune with some mountain tracks and unformed roads. The commune is mountainous and heavily forested.^[2]

The Ruisseau d'Antras flows from the commune down to Sentein where it joins the Lez which continues to Saint-Girons where it joins the Salat river.^[2]

Neighbouring communes and villages^[2]

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Antras^[3]

From	To	Name	Party	Position
2001	2008	Aimé Cep
2008	2020	Marc Woiry

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2010, the commune had 62 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the town since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.^{[Note 1]}

Population Change (See database)

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851
309	301	402	390	377	418	412	402	394

1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896
379	355	376	355	349	356	351	320	308

1901	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954
279	263	242	198	184	165	157	114	107

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2010	-
75	59	45	48	60	58	67	62	-

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

Sites and Monuments

• A Marble Cross (1785) is registered as an historical monument.^[4]
• A Romanesque Parish Church. The church contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
  • 6 Candlesticks (18th century)^[5]
  • An Altar, Retable, Tabernacle, Altar dais, a Painting, and 2 Statues (18th century)^[6]
  • A Sculpture: Chrisme (12th century)^[7]
  • A Chalice with Paten (19th century)^[8]
  • An Ampulla of Saint Chrême (19th century)^[9]
  • A Statue: Virgin and child (18th century)^[10]

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department

External links

• Antras on the old National Geographic Institute website (French)
• Antras on Lion1906
• Antras on Google Maps
• Antras on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (French)
• Antras on the 1750 Cassini Map
• Antras on the INSEE website (French)
• INSEE (French)

Notes and references

Notes

1. At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 , the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" which allow, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For municipalities with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these municipalities is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References

1. Inhabitants of Ariège (French)
2. Google Maps
3. List of Mayors of France (French)
4. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00093767 Marble Cross (French)
5. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000009 6 Candlesticks (French)
6. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000008 Altar, Retable, Tabernacle, Altar dais, a Painting, and 2 Statues (French)
7. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000007 Sculpture: Chrisme (French)
8. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000006 Chalice with Paten (French)
9. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000005 Ampulla of Saint Chrême (French)
10. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000004 Statue: Virgin and child (French)