Nescus

Nescus
Nescus
Location within Midi-Pyrénées region  Nescus
Coordinates: 42°59′35″N 1°25′58″E / 42.9931°N 1.4328°ECoordinates: 42°59′35″N 1°25′58″E / 42.9931°N 1.4328°E
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Foix
Canton	La Bastide-de-Sérou
Intercommunality	Seronnais 117
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Geneviève Amardeilh
Area^1	3 km^2 (1 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	70
• Density	23/km^2 (60/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	09216 / 09240
Elevation	415–680 m (1,362–2,231 ft) (avg. 416 m or 1,365 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.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	234	—
1800	118	−49.6%
1806	290	+145.8%
1821	314	+8.3%
1831	390	+24.2%
1836	280	−28.2%
1841	291	+3.9%
1846	278	−4.5%
1851	282	+1.4%
1856	247	−12.4%
1861	261	+5.7%
1866	214	−18.0%
1872	212	−0.9%
1876	237	+11.8%
1881	237	+0.0%
1886	216	−8.9%
1891	208	−3.7%
1896	207	−0.5%
1901	171	−17.4%
1906	167	−2.3%
1911	151	−9.6%
1921	119	−21.2%
1926	106	−10.9%
1931	109	+2.8%
1936	92	−15.6%
1946	83	−9.8%
1954	82	−1.2%
1962	60	−26.8%
1968	41	−31.7%
1975	41	+0.0%
1982	38	−7.3%
1990	40	+5.3%
1999	61	+52.5%
2008	70	+14.8%

Inhabitants are called Nescuséens.

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department

References

• INSEE