Canton of Couserans Ouest

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The canton of Couserans Ouest is an administrative division of the Ariège department, southern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Saint-Girons.^[1]

The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's arrondissements and departments.

Ariège is a department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France named after the Ariège River. Its capital is the town of Foix and the INSEE and Postal code is 09. The inhabitants of the department are known as Ariègeois or Ariègeoises.

In the administrative divisions of France, the department is one of the three levels of government below the national level, between the administrative regions and the commune. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as regions. Departments are further subdivided into 334 arrondissements, themselves divided into cantons; the last two have no autonomy, and are used for the organisation of police, fire departments, and sometimes, elections.

It consists of the following communes:^[1]

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References

1 2 "Décret n° 2014-174 du 18 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Ariège | Legifrance" . Retrieved 2017-06-06.

Coordinates: 42°59′N1°08′E / 42.98°N 1.14°E / 42.98; 1.14

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[decret-1] 1 2 "Décret n° 2014-174 du 18 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Ariège | Legifrance" . Retrieved 2017-06-06.