Vals, Ariège

Commune in Occitanie, France

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Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Vals

(2020–2026) Emmanuel Fabre^[1]Area

4.13 km² (1.59 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

88 • Density21/km² (55/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

09323 /09500

Elevation255–390 m (837–1,280 ft)
(avg. 270 m or 890 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vals is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

It is known for the church "Eglise Rupestre de Vals" which is built into the giant rocks that make up its foundation. Picturesque in itself, it has a view of the valley spread out before it.

Population

Inhabitants of Vals are called Valséens.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	28	—
1968	54	+92.9%
1975	46	−14.8%
1982	45	−2.2%
1990	59	+31.1%
1999	67	+13.6%
2008	86	+28.4%

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.