Allières (; ) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France.
Geography
Allières is located in the Plantaurel mountains in the Natural Regional Park of Pyrénées ariégeoises some 22 km west by north-west of Foix and some 70 km south of Toulouse. Access to the commune is by the minor D49 road which runs north from the D117 road through the commune and the village and continuing north across the mountains to join the D119 near Maury. There is also access by a minor road from the east. Apart from the village there is also the hamlet of Escougnale. The commune is heavily forested with a few farms.Google Maps
Numerous streams rise in the commune mostly flowing north to the Ruisseau de Mourisse which forms the northern border of the commune and flows west to join the Arize river near Maury. There is also the Ruisseau de Peydalières rising in the west of the commune which flows west also to join the Arize.
Neighbouring communes and villages
Administration
List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France From To Name 2001 2026 Denis Puech
Population The inhabitants of the commune are known as Alliérasois or Alliérasoises in French.Le nom des habitants du 09 - Ariège, habitants.fr
Culture and heritage
Religious heritage The Parish Church of Saint Roche contains two items that are registered as historical objects: A Painting with frame: Presentation at the temple of the child Jesus with a saint bishop (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Painting with frame: Virgin and child surrounded by Saint Julien and Saint Nicolas de Myre (1871)Ministry of Culture, Palissy
Notable people linked to the commune The Falentin Saintenac family has many dead in their chapel adjoining the church.
See also Communes of the Ariège department
References
External links Allières on the National Geographic Institute website Allières on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Ailleres on the 1750 Cassini Map