Sem, Ariège

Sem
Commune
An aerial view of Sem
Sem Location within Occitanie region Sem
Coordinates: 42°46′07″N 1°31′11″E / 42.7686°N 1.5197°E / 42.7686; 1.5197Coordinates: 42°46′07″N 1°31′11″E / 42.7686°N 1.5197°E / 42.7686; 1.5197
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Foix
Canton	Sabarthès
Intercommunality	Auzat-Vicdessos
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Patrick Berlureau
Area1	5.22 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	29
• Density	5.6/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	09286 /09220
Elevation	825–2,042 m (2,707–6,699 ft) (avg. 960 m or 3,150 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.

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

Geography and sights

The Sem village lies in the Vicdessos valley at 991 meters above sea level. It is an old mining village, tied with the history of the iron mining of Rancié. The stream of Sem forms a huge waterfall (Carraoucou waterfall) and a cone. A big rock called "the dolmen" of Sem was made by a former glacier.

Population

Inhabitants of Sem are called Sémois.

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department

References

• INSEE

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