Saint-Félix-de-Tournegat

Commune in Occitanie, France

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Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Félix-de-Tournegat

(2020–2026) Sébastien Durand^[1]Area

10.51 km² (4.06 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

152 • Density14/km² (37/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

09259 /09500

Elevation249–410 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.

Saint-Félix-de-Tournegat (Languedocien: Sant Felitz de Tornagat) 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.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.