Ariège

American

[a-ryezh] / aˈryɛʒ /

noun

a department in S France. 1,893 sq. mi. (4,905 sq. km). Foix.

Ariège British

/ arjɛʒ /

noun

a department of SW France, in Midi-Pyrénées region. Capital: Foix. Pop: 139 612 (2003 est). Area: 4903 sq km (1912 sq miles)

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On Thursday there were clashes between riot police and demonstrators in the southern Ariège department, after vets were called in to destroy potentially contaminated cattle at a farm.

From BBC

The shooting happened in the Mont Valier nature reserve near the village of Seix, Ariège.

From BBC

His car was found near the Col d'Escots hiking trail in the Ariege region near Cirque de Gerac.

From BBC

Mr Doherty's car was found near the Col d'Escots hiking trail in the Ariege region near Cirque de Gerac.

From BBC

On Tuesday, a car carrying three people rammed into a barricade of straw bales in the town of Pamiers, in the Ariège region of southwestern France.

From Seattle Times

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