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Ustou

Coordinates: 42°47′59″N 1°15′52″E / 42.7997°N 1.2644°E

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Ustou
Commune
Ruins of the chateau of Mirabat
Location of Ustou
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Coordinates: 42°47′59″N 1°15′52″E / 42.7997°N 1.2644°E / 42.7997; 1.2644
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Saint-Girons
Canton	Couserans Est
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Servat^[1]
Area ¹	98.34 km² (37.97 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	264
• Density	2.7/km² (7.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	09322 /09140
Elevation	560–2,803 m (1,837–9,196 ft) (avg. 746 m or 2,448 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ustou (French pronunciation: [ystu]; Occitan: Uston) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

The commune of Ustou comprises several villages: Saint-Lizier, Le Trein, Sérac; and numerous hamlets, including: Escots, Bieille, Rouze.

Population

Inhabitants of Ustou are called Ustouens.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	429	—
1968	502	17.0%
1975	428	−14.7%
1982	520	21.5%
1990	351	−32.5%
1999	299	−14.8%
2008	346	15.7%

Sights

The Château de Mirabat, a Middle Ages castle, known to be in ruins in the 14th century, is in the communes of Seix, Oust and Ustou.

See also

Communes of the Ariège department

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

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Communes of the Ariège department

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