Saint-Félix-de-Tournegat

Saint-Félix-de-Tournegat
A view towards Saint-Félix-de-Tournegat
Saint-Félix-de-Tournegat
Location within Occitanie region  Saint-Félix-de-Tournegat
Coordinates: 43°07′55″N 1°44′57″E / 43.1319°N 1.7492°ECoordinates: 43°07′55″N 1°44′57″E / 43.1319°N 1.7492°E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Pamiers
Canton	Mirepoix
Intercommunality	Vallée moyenne de l'Hers
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Geneviève Berdeil
Area^1	10.51 km^2 (4.06 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	136
• Density	13/km^2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	09259 / 09500
Elevation	249–410 m (817–1,345 ft) (avg. 330 m or 1,080 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.

Saint-Félix-de-Tournegat is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

St-Félix-de-Tournegat is a small rural and very peaceful hilltop village. St Félix de Tournegat which includes the hamlets and farms of Barthès, Bel-Fort, Escapat, La Pujolle, Le Paradis, Les Seigneuries, Marvielle, Montagnac, Rigail, and Villerousse.

The village dates from the Iron Age and was occupied during Roman times. The Roman fortified church, dedicated to St Félix in the 13th Century has been beautifully restored, and is now a Classified Historic Monument.

Population

Inhabitants are called Saint-Félixans.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	124	—
1968	131	+5.6%
1975	88	−32.8%
1982	97	+10.2%
1990	104	+7.2%
1999	117	+12.5%
2008	136	+16.2%

Sights

Just outside the village is the Domaine de Montagnac, a converted farm and former Equestrian Centre. Situated in its own private park (with private swimming pool), and with 135 acres (0.55 km²) of land all around, nowadays it has been converted into luxury accommodations.

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department

References

• INSEE