Celles, Ariège

Celles
Town hall
Celles
Location within Midi-Pyrénées region  Celles
Coordinates: 42°55′04″N 1°41′15″E / 42.9178°N 1.6875°ECoordinates: 42°55′04″N 1°41′15″E / 42.9178°N 1.6875°E
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Foix
Canton	Foix-Rural
Intercommunality	Pays de Foix
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	René-Bernard Authie
Area^1	10.27 km^2 (3.97 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	116
• Density	11/km^2 (29/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	09093 / 09000
Elevation	470–1,093 m (1,542–3,586 ft) (avg. 425 m or 1,394 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Celles is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1806	521	—
1851	608	+16.7%
1856	523	−14.0%
1901	346	−33.8%
1921	261	−24.6%
1946	185	−29.1%
1962	131	−29.2%
1968	138	+5.3%
1975	122	−11.6%
1982	135	+10.7%
1990	127	−5.9%
1999	134	+5.5%
2008	116	−13.4%

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department

References

• INSEE