Salsein

Salsein
Salsein
Commune
	Location of Salsein
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	Coordinates: 42°54′37″N 1°00′28″E / 42.9103°N 1.0078°E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Saint-Girons
Canton	Couserans Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Francis Pujol
Area 1	5.73 km2 (2.21 sq mi)
Population (2021)	47
• Density	8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	09279 /09800
Elevation	588–1,640 m (1,929–5,381 ft) ; (avg. 750 m or 2,460 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Salsein (French pronunciation: [salsɛ̃]; Occitan: Salsenh) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Pyrenees, in southwestern France.

It is located close to Castillon-en-Couserans, about 17 km south-west of Saint-Girons. It is part of the Ariège Pyrenees regional natural park.

The terrain is mountainous. The Bach, Cazalus and Coudères streams run through Salsein.

Population

Inhabitants of Salsein are called Salseinois.

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

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