Castillon-en-Couserans

Commune in Occitanie, France

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Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Castillon-en-Couserans

(2020–2026) Patrick Timbart^[1]Area

4.94 km² (1.91 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

423 • Density86/km² (220/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

09085 /09800

Elevation518–1,320 m (1,699–4,331 ft)
(avg. 537 m or 1,762 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Castillon-en-Couserans (French pronunciation: [kastijɔ̃ ɑ̃ kuzʁɑ̃], literally Castillon in Couserans; Occitan: Castilhon de Coserans) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Personalities

Pierre Soulé (1801 – 1870), U.S. politician and diplomat, was born there.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	414	—
1968	475	+14.7%
1975	429	−9.7%
1982	373	−13.1%
1990	403	+8.0%
1999	424	+5.2%
2008	402	−5.2%

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.