Foix Tunnel

Ferrières-sur-Ariège (French pronunciation: [fɛʁjɛʁ syʁ aʁjɛʒ], literally Ferrières on Ariège; Occitan: Ferrièras) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Foix ( fwah, French pronunciation: [fwa] ; Occitan: Fois [ˈfujs, ˈfujʃ]; Catalan: Foix [ˈfoʃ]) is a commune, the former capital of the County of Foix. It is the capital of the department of Ariège as it is the seat of the prefecture of that department. Foix is located in the Occitanie region of southwestern France. It is the second least populous French departmental capital, the least populous being Privas. Foix lies south of Toulouse, close to the borders with Spain and Andorra. It is only the second biggest town in Ariège, the biggest being Pamiers, which is one of the two sub-prefectures, the other being St Girons. Foix is twinned with the English cathedral city of Ripon, with the Spanish towns of Sarroca de Lleida, Lleida and the Andorran capital Andorra la Vella.

Les Épines de Lespinet (2500 m2) is a private botanical garden specializing in cactus and succulents. It is located at 38, Les Hauts de Lespinet, Foix, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France, and open by guided tours; an admission fee is charged. The garden is intended to recreate a semi-desert American landscape amid banana, citrus, and Mediterranean vegetation. It contains nearly 400 taxa of cacti and succulents, primarily Agave, Opuntia, and Yucca, as well as Nolina and a collection of palm trees from temperate and subtropical regions.

The canton of Foix 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 Foix. It consists of the following communes: Cos Ferrières-sur-Ariège Foix Ganac Montgailhard Saint-Pierre-de-Rivière

The Church of Saint-Volusien is an abbatial church in Foix, Ariège in southwestern France. It already existed in the 12th century and was re-built and renovated several times.

The Château de Foix (Languedocien: Castèl de Fois) 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. It has been listed since 1840 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.

Foix is a railway station in Foix, Occitanie, France. The station is on the Portet-Saint-Simon–Puigcerdà railway. The station is served by TER (local) and Intercités de nuit (night trains) services operated by the SNCF.

Montgailhard (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ɡajaʁ] ; Occitan: Montgalhard; before 2022: Montgaillard) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

The arrondissement of Foix is an arrondissement of France in the Ariège department in the Occitania region. It has 115 communes. Its population is 47,572 (2016), and its area is 1,818.5 km2 (702.1 sq mi).

Prayols (French pronunciation: [pʁajɔl]; Occitan: Praiòls) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Pradières (French pronunciation: [pʁadjɛʁ]; Occitan: Pradièras) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Vernajoul (French pronunciation: [vɛʁnaʒul]; Occitan: Vernajol) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.