Saint-Lizier
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Location within Occitanie region
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| Coordinates: 43°00′10″N 1°08′15″E / 43.0028°N 1.1375°ECoordinates: 43°00′10″N 1°08′15″E / 43.0028°N 1.1375°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Ariège | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Girons | |
| Canton | Saint-Lizier | |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Girons | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Étienne Dedieu | |
| Area1 | 9.01 km2 (3.48 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,466 | |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09268 /09190 | |
| Elevation | 368–578 m (1,207–1,896 ft) (avg. 484 m or 1,588 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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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Saint-Lizier is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.
Saint-Lizier has a rich history stretching back to pre Gallo-Roman times. In 72 BC, Pompey, returning from his triumphs in Spain against Sertorius, stopped here. He gathered together the ancient tribes of the area under the name Consorani. The ramparts seen today date from 3rd century AD and enclose the oppidum.
During the fifth century the citadel became an episcopal see, the oldest in the Ariège area. Its first bishop is thought to have been Saint Valier.
The town is named in honor of its 6th Century bishop Lycerius, canonized as Saint Lizier, a bishop who participated in the Council of Agde in 506.
Inhabitants of Saint-Lizier are called Licérois.
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