Saint-Girons, Ariège - Wikipedia
WEBThe city is named after Saint Girons, a saint from fifth-century Landes who evangelized Novempopulania. In the ninth century some of his relics were supposedly buried in Saint Girons' Church, around which the city later developed.
Saint-Girons, France: travel and tourism, attractions and …
WEBPhoto Gallery Book a visit. The quiet Ariege town of Saint-Girons is situated west of Foix and south of Cazeres in a region known as the Couserans. It is an attractive region of wood covered hills where the plains of Gascony meet the mountains of the Pyrenees and close to the ruins of the ancient city (and current village) of Saint Lizier.
Saint-Girons - Tourism & Holiday Guide - France Voyage
WEBAppeared as a town at the beginning of the twelfth century, that which was called Lunoque to the French Revolution, did not cease to spread over the following centuries. The arrival of the railway at the end of the nineteenth century, gives it a great economic place in the region, and opens it to the great cities like Foix.
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WEBUnlike its close neighbour Saint-Lizier, Saint-Girons is not an ancient city; there was however a lucus (a " sacred forest ") on its present territory. The city is named after Saint Girons, a saint from fifth-century Landes who evangelized in southwestern France.
Saint-Girons, France (Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees): tourism, attractions …
WEBVisit Saint-Girons in the Ariege department (Midi-Pyrenees region) of France: tourist information, places to visit and attractions near Saint-Girons.
Saint-Girons (Ariège) — Wikipédia
WEBSaint-Girons ([sɛ̃ʒiʁɔ̃] [1], en gascon Sent Gironç) est une commune française située dans l'ouest du département de l'Ariège, en région Occitanie. Son nom fut donné en hommage à Girons d'Hagetmau , évangélisateur de la Novempopulanie .
Ariège Pyrénées Tourisme
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Notable towns in the Ariège « Foothills of France
WEBSaint Girons. The town of St Girons has a wonderfully picturesque location, in the foothills of the beautiful Pyrenean Mountains, close to the border with Spain. Above the town the peaks jut into the skyline, snow clad in winter and green and inviting in summer.
SAINT-GIRONS Towns and Villages in Saint-Girons
WEBSAINT-GIRONS. Saint-Girons is the capital of Couserans. This village is surrounded by a green landscape, between mountains and valleys to the delight of all visitors. Saint-Girons is well known for its fairs and markets which bring together all the local producers from the various surrounding valleys. While strolling in Saint-Girons, you will ...
Arrondissement of Saint-Girons - Simple English Wikipedia, the …
WEBBeginning. History. Geography. Composition. Cantons. Communes. Related pages. References. Arrondissement of Saint-Girons. Coordinates: 42.9833°N 1.1500°E. The arrondissement of Saint-Girons is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Ariège département. Its capital is the city of Saint-Girons . History.
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