Appy (French pronunciation: [api]; Occitan: Api) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France.

Appy
The "Etang d'Appy" in Summer
The "Etang d'Appy" in Summer
Location of Appy
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Appy is located in France
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Appy
Appy is located in Occitanie
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Appy
Coordinates: 42°47′29″N 1°44′02″E / 42.7914°N 1.7339°E / 42.7914; 1.7339
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAriège
ArrondissementFoix
CantonHaute-Ariège
IntercommunalityHaute-Ariège
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) David Huez[1]
Area
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6.1 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
28
 • Density4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
09012 /09250
Elevation744–2,168 m (2,441–7,113 ft)
(avg. 930 m or 3,050 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Appy is located some 15 km south-east of Tarascon-sur-Ariège and 12 km north-west of Ax-les-Thermes. Access is by the D20 road from Axiat in the east passing through the village and continuing to Caychax in the west. Appy is a remote mountainous commune, heavily forested in the south and west, with the rest alpine terrain.[3]

In the north of the commune is the Etang d'Appy from which flows the Ruisseau de Lac d'Appy towards the south-west to join the Ruisseau de Caychax which joins the Ariège at Albiès. The eastern boundary of the commune is formed by the Ruisseau de Girabel which flows south joining with other streams to join the Ariege at Urs. The Ruisseau de Camelong rises north of the village and flows south-east to join the Ruisseau de la Cassagne.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

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List of Successive Mayors[4]

From To Name Party
2001 2026 Yves Huez DVG

Demography

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The inhabitants of the commune are known as Pynarols or Pynaroles in French.[5] The village became almost uninhabited, so much so that there was a period of 64 years without a marriage: there was a marriage in 1946 then one in 2010 which was the subject of an article in La Dépêche du Midi.[6]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 27—    
1975 20−4.20%
1982 14−4.97%
1990 7−8.30%
1999 9+2.83%
2007 23+12.44%
2012 31+6.15%
2017 25−4.21%
Source: INSEE[7]
 
The "Etang d'Appy" in winter
 
The "Col de l'Etang d'Appy

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Google Maps
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France
  5. ^ Le nom des habitants du 09 - Ariège, habitants.fr
  6. ^ Appy: finally a marriage!, La Dépêche du Midi, Jean Martinet, 28 June 2010 (in French)
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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