"Ariège (French pronunciation: [aʁjɛʒ]; Occitan: Arièja [aɾiˈɛdʒɔ]) is a department in southwestern France, in the Occitanie region. It is named after the river Ariège and its capital ...
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is Foix. Ariège is known for its rural landscape, with a population of 153,067 as of 2016. Its INSEE and postal code is 09, hence the department´s informal name of le zéro neuf. The inhabitants of the department are known as Ariègeois or Ariègeoises." - (en.wikipedia.org 22.09.2020)