Foix
in Ariège of Occitanie, France
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Carcassonne Airport (40 mi) -
Aeròdrom dels Pirineus-Alt Urgell Airport (44 mi) - Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (47 mi)
- Castres-Mazamet Airport (53 mi)
- Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) Airport (66 mi)
- Albi-Le Séquestre Airport (70 mi)
- Montauban Airport (74 mi)
- Cahors-Lalbenque Airport (96 mi)
- Barcelona International Airport (118 mi)
- Brive-La Roche Airport (151 mi)
- Bordeaux-Mérignac (BA 106) Airport (173 mi)
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Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley (Unesco heritage, 33 mi) - Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne (Unesco heritage, 42 mi)
- Canal du Midi (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
- Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
- Episcopal City of Albi (Unesco heritage, 72 mi)
- Pyrénées - Mont Perdu (Unesco heritage, 83 mi)
- Works of Antoni Gaudí (Unesco heritage, 111 mi)
- Poblet Monastery (Unesco heritage, 113 mi)
- Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona (Unesco heritage, 113 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 42.967 and 1.600 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 42° 58' 0" and E 1° 36' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- French, Breton, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Occitan
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 01:26 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:03 am and 8:41 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.750 and -176.800 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Tupuangi - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to France.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning France. Last Update: 2024-04-18 08:12:24
Discover Foix
Foix in Ariège (Occitanie) with it's 9,860 citizens is a place in France about 408 mi (or 657 km) south of Paris, the country's capital city.
Current time in Foix is now 01:26 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Paris with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 11 airports near Foix, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in France is Carcassonne Airport in a distance of 40 mi (or 64 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley in Andorra at a distance of 33 mi (or 52 km). The closest in France is Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne in a distance of 42 mi (or 52 km), South. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Pamiers, Canillo, Ordino, la Massana and Encamp. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 6% |
| Air Humidity | 87% |
| Air Pressure | 1021 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 93% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 19th of April 2024
14°C (58 °F)
6°C (44 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
14°C (57 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
12°C (53 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Ariege Azimuth Résidence de Tourisme
Hotel Restaurant Lons
P’tit Dej-HOTEL Foix
balladins Foix
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Quentin Burgi - Finale des Championnats du monde de Foix 2010
Quentin Burgi de Sélestat représente la France aux championnats du monde junior de kayak de slalom qui se sont déroulés à Foix (Ariège) en juillet 2010. Il termine 5ème, privé du podium...
Feu d' Artifice de Foix (09) 2014
Feu d' artifice de la ville de Foix (09) réalisé par la société Toulouse Artifice Créations le vendredi 05 septembre 2014 depuis le château à l 'occasion de la fête locale.
2015 Holidays season in Foix 09, capital of the Ariege department, France
Foix - Je t'aime. One of the most sacred and charming towns in France, Foix is a home town to a one of a kind castle of Foix perched on a rock above the Ariege river.
Canoe Kayak - Foix - 05.14
Coupe d'Europe de Canoé Kayak à Foix 05.14.
Go Pro foix,pau kayak slalom
valentin le moignic les alligators landerneau go pro hd 2 stage cd 29 foix pau.
Castillo cátaro de Foix
Visita virtual por el castillo cátaro de los Condes de Foix (Languedoc-Roussilón)
Christmas illumination in Foix 09, the Ariege department in France
This is a short video of the Christmas illumination in Foix 09, the Ariege department in France.
Du Decathlon (Foix) à la maison (La Bastide de Serou)
Foix - La Bastide de Serou, en pasant par Cadarcet & Unjat Avec pauses dans Foix, pour cause d'embouteillage (enfin: 3 voitures!) puis de mariage.
Foix
Foix and Chateau de Foix.
Foix - La Bastide de Serou, en pasant par Cadarcet & Unjat.
Foix - La Bastide de Serou, en pasant par Cadarcet & Unjat.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Château de Foix
The Château de Foix is a castle which dominates the town of Foix in the French département of Ariège. An important tourist site, it is known as a centre of the Cathars. It has been listed since 1840 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Foix.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Foix-sur-Ariège, Fois, פואה, フォワ, 푸아, Fuxium, Fuā, Фуа, Фоа, 富瓦
