Mijanès
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The Bruyante river at Mijanès
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Location within Occitanie region
Mijanès
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| Coordinates: 42°43′54″N 2°03′25″E / 42.7317°N 2.0569°ECoordinates: 42°43′54″N 2°03′25″E / 42.7317°N 2.0569°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Foix |
| Canton | Quérigut |
| Intercommunality | Donezan |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Christian Dubuc |
| Area1 | 39.95 km2 (15.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 92 |
| • Density | 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09193 /09460 |
| Elevation | 1,037–2,541 m (3,402–8,337 ft) (avg. 1,130 m or 3,710 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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USAAF C-47A Skytrains pictured in 1944, similar to the aircraft which crashed on Camisette
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| Accident summary | |
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| Date | December 5, 1944 |
| Summary | adverse weather/unknown |
| Site | Pic de la Camisette, France 42°40′50″N 2°00′09″E / 42.680613°N 2.002387°E |
| Passengers | 20 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 18 |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | 7 |
| Survivors | 6 |
| Aircraft type | Dakota M.K.III aircraft (Douglas C-47) |
| Operator | Royal Air Force |
| Flight origin | RAF Northolt, United Kingdom |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Mijanès is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. It is located close to two Cathar castles, the Château d'Usson and the Château de Quérigut.
During World War II, the villagers of Mijanès were involved in the rescue of six British airmen of the Royal Air Force after their plane crashed on the Pic de la Camisette, a nearby mountain, in December 1944. Wreckage of the plane is displayed today at the Château d'Usson.
The church in Mijanès is dedicated to John the Baptist and dates from the 17th century. It was built in the Renaissance style and the façade was restored in 1965.
The community of la Forge à la catalane is located near to Mijanès by the River Bruyante and close to an area called la Mouline. It is so called because during the Middle Ages a forge operated at this location.
It is mentioned for the first time in 1714 when the Marquis d'Usson was authorized by King Louis XIV to build an ironworks there. The Mijanès forge was located by a river with a current strong enough to drive a water wheel to power industrial bellows and metalworking machinery. Because it was situated in the village, the water wheel was also used to run flour mills and a sawmill. The iron ore was brought up by mules from Rancié and possibly also the iron mines at Boutadiol. The iron was extracted from the ore by smelting with wood charcoal.
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