Ariège is a department in southwestern France, located in the region of Occitanie. It is named after the river Ariège and its capital is Foix. Ariège is known for its rural landscape, with a population of 153,287 as of 2019. 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.
The arrondissement of Pamiers is an arrondissement of France in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region. It has 90 communes. Its population is 64,938 (2016), and its area is 1,052.2 km2 (406.3 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Saint-Girons is an arrondissement of France in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region. It has 121 communes. Its population is 40,557 (2016), and its area is 2,019.3 km2 (779.7 sq mi).
Le Mas-d'Azil is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France, containing a cave that is the typesite for the prehistoric Azilian culture. The Grotte du Mas d'Azil is a "supersite" with rich remains of human usage from about 30,000 years ago, and is also a key site for the preceding Magdalenian culture. The D119 road runs right through the large cave, which is a natural tunnel 420 metres long and 50 metres high.
Kokopelli Seed Foundation was created in December 2003 by Dominique Guillet to build a link from Europe's Association Kokopelli to North America, the purpose of Association Kokopelli being to provide access to open-pollinated seeds, as a way to alleviate hunger and promote sustainable food security.
Frédéric Jousset is a French entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the founder and co-chairman of Webhelp, a business outsourcing company headquartered in France. He is also the administrator of the Musée du Louvre as of December 2016.
Actes Sud is a French publishing house based in Arles. It was founded in 1978 by author Hubert Nyssen. By 2013, the company, then headed by Nyssen's daughter, Françoise Nyssen, had an annual turnover of 60 million euros and 60 staff members.
The canton of Arize-Lèze 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 Lézat-sur-Lèze.
Bénédicte Taurine is a French politician. She was a member of the French National Assembly for the department of Ariège from 2017 to 2023, representing La France Insoumise.
Equativ is a French advertising technology company. Created in 2001 as part of Aufeminin, it was bought by private-equity fund Cathay Capital in 2015, and then by private-equity fund Capital Croissance for a secondary LBO in 2021. It operates mostly in the US, Europe, Latin America and Asia.
Yvan Benedetti is a French far-right activist. The former president of L'Œuvre Française (2012–13), he has been the spokesman of the French Nationalist Party since 2015.
The Z Event is a francophone charity project created by Adrien Nougaret and Alexandre Dachary whose goal is to bring together French streamers to collect donations that will support a charity. It is hosted on the Twitch streaming platform.
Roger Garrigue, sometimes written as Roger Garrigues, is a French former professional rugby league footballer and coach, who played as centre, stand-off or scrum-half.
The Alliance Anticorrida is a law association founded in May 1994 in Nîmes which works for the abolition of bullfights, the suppression of injuries and mutilations inflicted on animals used during bullfighting shows, and the protection of minors.
Tati is a French brand known for selling inexpensive textile goods. Its stores were present in France, as well as in United Arab Emirates, Iran, Morocco, Tunisia, and Saudi Arabia. Against the backdrop of a competitive clothing market, the brand failed to renew itself and react. Tati therefore experienced a decline year after year and was almost completely gone by 2020.
Damien Alary is a French politician and a member of the Socialist Party.
The French Association of Private Enterprises is a French non-profit organization founded in 1982. It is widely viewed as the main lobby group for large private-sector French companies.
Events in the year 2023 in France.
Figeac Aero is a company specializing in the subcontracting of aeronautical equipment. By 2023, it is the leading European subcontractor in the sector. The company produces large parts, engine parts, precision parts and sub-assemblies. Listed on the stock exchange since 2013, the company has achieved a turnover of 226 million euros in 2022.
Martine Froger is a French politician from the Socialist Party. In the 2023 by-election she was elected Member of Parliament for Ariège's 1st constituency with support of the federation of the Socialist Party of Ariège but without the nomination of the national leadership of her party which, supported outgoing La France Insoumise MP and candidate of the NUPES coalition Bénédicte Taurine.
