Mercus-Garrabet

Mercus-Garrabet
A general view of Mercus-Garrabet
Mercus-Garrabet
Location within Midi-Pyrénées region Mercus-Garrabet
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Foix
Canton	Tarascon-sur-Ariège
Intercommunality	Pays de Tarascon
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	José Lorenzo
Area1	14.79 km2 (5.71 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,143
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	09188 / 09400
Elevation	432–1,603 m (1,417–5,259 ft) (avg. 480 m or 1,570 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.

Mercus-Garrabet is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	713	—
1968	869	+21.9%
1975	944	+8.6%
1982	972	+3.0%
1990	925	−4.8%
1999	1,005	+8.6%
2008	1,143	+13.7%

Mercus church

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department

References

• INSEE