Tarascon-sur-Ariège

Tarascon-sur-Ariège
The Castélla
Location of Tarascon-sur-Ariège
Tarascon-sur-Ariège
Tarascon-sur-Ariège
Coordinates: 42°50′54″N 1°36′22″E / 42.8483°N 1.606°E / 42.8483; 1.606
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAriège
ArrondissementFoix
CantonSabarthès
IntercommunalityPays de Tarascon
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Alain Sutra
Area
1
8.65 km2 (3.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
3,060
  Density350/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
09306 /09400
Elevation463–1,187 m (1,519–3,894 ft)
(avg. 475 m or 1,558 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tarascon-sur-Ariège (French pronunciation: [taʁaskɔ̃ syʁ aʁjɛʒ], literally Tarascon on Ariège; Languedocien: Tarascon d’Arièja) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. Tarascon-sur-Ariège station has rail connections to Toulouse, Foix and Latour-de-Carol.