Tourtouse

Tourtouse
Commune
The church in Tourtouse.
Location of Tourtouse
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Coordinates: 43°05′38″N 1°07′30″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Saint-Girons
Canton	Portes du Couserans
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacqueline Mauran[1]
Area ^1	11.87 km^2 (4.58 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	165
• Density	14/km^2 (36/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Tourtousain, Tourtousaine
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	09313 /09230
Elevation	346–560 m (1,135–1,837 ft) (avg. 355 m or 1,165 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tourtouse (French pronunciation: [tuʁtuz]; Occitan: Tortosa) is a commune in the Ariège department and the administrative region of Occitania, France.

Population

Inhabitants of Tourtouse are known as the Tourtousains (feminine: Tourtousaines).

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	157	—
1968	224	+42.7%
1975	212	−5.4%
1982	201	−5.2%
1990	174	−13.4%
1999	169	−2.9%
2008	160	−5.3%

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.