Camp Vernet
Le Vernet Internment Camp, or Camp Vernet, was a concentration camp in Le Vernet, Ariège, near Pamiers, in the French Pyrenees.
Latitude and longitude of Foix
Satellite map of Foix
Foix (French pronunciation: [fwa]; Occitan: Fois [ˈfujs, ˈfujʃ]; Catalan: Foix [ˈfoʃ]) is a commune, the former capital of the County of Foix. Today it is the Préfecture of the Ariège department in southwestern France in the Midi-Pyrénées region. It is the least populous administrative centre of a department in all of France, although it is only very slightly smaller than Privas. It lies south of Toulouse, close to the border with Spain and Andorra. At the 2009 census, the city had a population of 9,861 people.
Population: 9,860
Latitude: 42° 58' 0.01" N
Longitude: 1° 36' 0.00" E
Articles of interest in Foix
21 Articles of interest near Foix, France
Show all articles in the mapCave of Niaux
The Cave of Niaux (French: Grotte de Niaux) is located in Niaux in the Ariège département of south-western France.
Trois Frères
The Cave of the Trois-Frères is a cave in southwestern France famous for its cave paintings.
Château de Foix
The Château de Foix is a castle which dominates the town of Foix in the French département of Ariège. An important tourist site, it is known as a centre of the Cathars.
Château de Roquefixade
The Château de Roquefixade is a ruined castle built on a cliff overlooking the village of Roquefixade, situated 8 km (5 miles) west of Lavelanet French département of Ariège.
Château de Lagarde
The Château de Lagarde is a ruined castle situated near the village of Lagarde, 8 km (5.0 mi) southeast of Mirepoix in the French département of Ariège.
Lac de Montbel
The Lac de Montbel is a reservoir 5 minutes from Chalabre, which is a popular location for watersports and swimming.
Gare du Vernet-d'Ariège
Le Vernet-d'Ariège is a railway station in Le Vernet, Midi-Pyrénées, France. The station is located on the Portet-Saint-Simon–Puigcerdà railway.
Col de Portel
Col de Portel (el.
Col de Port
Col de Port (elevation 1,250 m (4,100 ft)) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees between Massat and Tarascon-sur-Ariège in the "massif de l'Arize".
Mirepoix Cathedral
Mirepoix Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Mirepoix) is a former Roman Catholic cathedral, and a national monument of France, located in the town of Mirepoix, Ariège.
Lèze
The Lèze (French: la Lèze) is a 70.3 km- (43.7 mi) long river in the Ariège and Haute-Garonne départements, southwestern France. Its source is in La Bastide-de-Sérou. It flows generally north.
Gare de Pamiers
Pamiers is a railway station in Pamiers, Midi-Pyrénées, France. The station is located on the Portet-Saint-Simon–Puigcerdà railway.
Pamiers Cathedral
Pamiers Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Antonin de Pamiers) is a Roman Catholic cathedral and national monument of France located in the town of Pamiers.
Mancomunidad de la Comarca de Pamplona
The Mancomunidad de la Comarca de Pamplona is a community of municipalities of the Pamplona metropolitan area, whose functions are water supply and sewage treatment, waste management, metropolitan public transportation, taxi and the Arga metropolita…
Lac de Mondély
Lac de Mondély is a lake in Ariège, France.
Gare des Cabannes (Ariège)
Les Cabannes is a railway station in Les Cabannes, Midi-Pyrénées, France. The station is located on the Portet-Saint-Simon–Puigcerdà railway.
Gare de Varilhes
Varilhes is a railway station in Varilhes, Midi-Pyrénées, France. The station is located on the Portet-Saint-Simon–Puigcerdà railway.