Foix is a commune, the former capital of the County of Foix. It is the capital of the department of Ariège as it is the seat of the prefecture of that department. Foix is located in the Occitanie regi
View of Chateau de Foix in Lazema area
Château des Comtes de Foix
Occitania is the southernmost administrative region of metropolitan France excluding Corsica, located in the south of the country, created on 1 January 2016 from the former regions of Languedoc-Roussi
Foix
…of the County of Foix. It is the capital of the department of Ariège as it is the seat of the prefecture of that department. Foix is located in the Occitanie region of southwestern France. It is the second least populous French departmental capital, the least populous being Privas. Foix lies south of Toulouse…
A view of Artigues in the Pyrenees
Toulouse, Occitania's prefecture and largest city
The Pont du Gard from the Roman Era, one of Occitanie's main landmarks and tourist attractions