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Foix
Foix, the castle and the old town
Information
Country	France
Regions	Occitania ​Ariège
Area	19,32 km²
Population	9 452 hab. (1er january 2018)
Density	489,23 inhab./km²
Postal code	09000
Spindle	UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00
Location
42 ° 57 ′ 55 ″ N 1 ° 36 ′ 25 ″ E
Official site
Touristic site
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Foix is a French city ofAriège.

Understand

With only 10,000 inhabitants, Foix is ​​one of the smallest prefectures in France; it is not the most populous city of the department which is Pamiers, one of the sub-prefectures.

Foix is ​​a medieval town, at the foot of the Pyrenees, enclosed around its castle which dominates the city. Perched on its rock, you cannot fail to see it and, if you have a little time, to visit it.

To go

By train

Foix is ​​on the line TERToulouse-La Tour-de-Carol, about one train per hour during the day. Foix is ​​just over 1 h From toulouse.

• 42.971.6066671 Foix station  – The station is located at 10 min walk to the city center. (last updated Nov 2017)

By the road

Since Toulouse over there N20 or the highway A66 until Pamiers then N20 ; Foix Nord exit from Toulouse, Foix Sud fromSpain, the road runs along the Ariège and enters the city center at a roundabout "the hippodrome", made up of two recent bridges over the Ariège. Since the commissioning of the Foix bypass tunnel, for the transit of the N20, the circulation of city entrances is facilitated.

Circulate

Traffic in Foix is ​​like this small town, which is generally fluid. The city center is congested on market days, Monday mornings and especially Friday mornings.

There is no shortage of parking possibilities. The easiest paid car park to find is located on the alleys of Villote, you must arrive there because it is the main artery of the city center, but it is not available on Mondays and Fridays (the market is there. is holding).

Free parking spaces, 05 min walking distance from the center, are located south of the city, near the cultural center. It is generally possible to find space there.

See

The castle of Foix is ​​the center of major interest of the city. His visit will be completed by a tour in the old center but the houses of the 18^th and XIX^e century, often poorly restored, have lost most of their cachet. There are still several pleasant alleys and beautiful half-timbered houses, even if they were originally plastered.

• 42.9655561.6051 Foix castle  –  (last update Feb. 2018)
• The old center
• 42.96691.606342 Saint-Volusien Abbey  –  (last updated Nov 2017)

Make

Buy

Eat

• Gastronomy of Midi-Pyrénées

In the city

Cheap

• The XIXth 2, rue Delcassé – where you can order reasonably priced take out. (last update Dec. 2016)

Moderate price

There is no shortage of restaurants in old Foix, between the town hall and the Saint-Volusien abbey. During the summer season, the pedestrianized rue de la Faurie, in which the restaurants are now neck and neck, becomes a vast open-air terrace where onlookers must slip between tables, chairs and umbrellas. Therefore there is only the embarrassment of the choice. The menus offered range from 12 to 15 € (~ 16.58 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 22.46 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 18.11 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 9 834.09 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021), the cuisine is almost the same everywhere, it is honest but not very original. In winter, some restaurants remain open, the clientele then being made up of civil servants and employees of the city prefecture.Among these restaurants, we can remember:

• 42.965291.606511 Snakes and Ladders rue de la Faurie about 15 € (~ 16.58 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 22.46 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 18.11 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 9 834.09 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) the menu. – regional dishes and fish (last update Dec. 2016)
• The cafeteria rue des Marchands count around 15 € (~ 16.58 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 22.46 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 18.11 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 9 834.09 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) the menu. – a recent restaurant that has established itself (last update Dec. 2016)
• The Beija flor Lazéma Street about 15 € (~ 16.58 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 22.46 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 18.11 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 9 834.09 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) the menu. – a Brazilian restaurant full of flavors (last update Dec. 2016)

Gastronomic

• The Phoebus, 3, cours Irénée Cros, near the SNCF station, tel 05 61 65 10 42, website. The entrance to the restaurant doesn't look pretty, don't be fooled; inside, unobstructed view of the castle. Didier Lamotte, the chef is a benchmark in Ariège gastronomic cuisine. regional and gastronomic cuisine, very good products, quality preparation and careful service, menu prices 19 to 56 € (~ 61.89 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 83.85 - price of 04/27/2021) (~ $ 67.61 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 36,713.94 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021). Reservation strongly recommended.
• Lons, 6 place Georges Dutilh, hotel-restaurant serving traditional cuisine. A classic, its reputation is well established even if it hardly shows originality in its dishes. One of its advantages is the possibility of eating on the terrace on the Ariège (to reserve), more pleasant than in the room itself. Menus from 16 to 26 € (~ 28.73 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 38.93 - price of 04/27/2021) (~ $ 31.39 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 17,045.76 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) and à la carte, website.
• The Vertig'o , 21 Rue Noël Peyrevidal in this old center. A newcomer who focuses on gastronomy, generous plates (too much for small appetites), good wine list.

Near

Foix is ​​a small town at the bottom of its valley, some restaurants are worth a visit outside its walls.

• The pine trees , in Nalzen, route de Lavelanet, tel 05 61 03 03 85, website, rustic setting, restaurant serving traditional cuisine appreciated in the region at a reasonable price. Georgette menu, offered as part of the annual trophy; restaurant among the winners of this Ariège restoration trophy. Menus from 15 to 35 € (~ 38.68 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 52.4 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 42.26 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 22,946.21 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) and map.
• The golf terraces, in Unjat near La Bastide de Sérou, tel 05 61 64 69 33, website, located in the heart of the natural park on the site of the departmental golf course, open for lunch except Tuesday. In a privileged setting, pleasant welcome; young promising chef, lacking neither imagination nor daring, refined homemade dishes, traditional cuisine, grilled meat from Couserans, mention for the desserts. Full menu at 14,5 € (~ 16.02 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 21.71 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 17.51 ​​- class on 04/27/2021) (~ 9,506.29 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021).

Have a drink / Go out

Housing

As there is a plethora of restaurants in Foix, hotel capacity is low in the city center. Here are the main accommodation options:

• The Leo (Leo Lagrange) 16 rue Nöel Peyrevidal (in the old Foix, near the town hall)  36 € (~ 39.79 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 53.9 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 43.46 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 23,601.82 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) the room for 2 people and 8 to 14 € (~ 15.47 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 20.96 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 16.9 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 9,178.48 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) per person for a full meal, more advantageous price for Léo members.. – it's not the big night but a youth hostel. To eat without breaking the bank in Foix, good value for money. It's nice and properly cooked but the setting is still very canteen. (last update Dec. 2016)
• Hotel Eychenne 11, rue Peyrevidal  53 € (~ 58.57 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 79.35 - price of 04/27/2021) (~ $ 63.99 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 34,747.12 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) the room for 2 people. – small hotel (last update Dec. 2016)
• Hotel Lons 6 place Georges Dutilh about 80 € (~ 88.41 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 119.78 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 96.58 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 52,448.48 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) the room for 2 people. – it is a fairly standard hotel-restaurant, 34 rooms (last update Dec. 2016)

In addition, there are several hotels, especially hotel chains (Balladins, Campanile, etc.) and a campsite, on the outskirts to the north of the city, in the Labarre and Permilhac districts. Please note, Permilhac is off-center, vehicle required. From Labarre, there is the possibility of taking the urban shuttle, as long as you do not pay too much attention to the frequencies of the buses.

Around

Ariège is a land of history, a few centers of interest:

• caves such as the Niaux cave, south of Foix via the RN 20, a cave adorned by our Paleolithic ancestors, reservation required, or the prehistoric park in Tarascon-sur-Ariège,
• the castle of Montségur, towards Lavelanet, or other less known but also interesting ones such as that of Roquefixade,
• the Forges de Pyrène in Montgailhard, 3 km from south of Foix, which is a museum of the trades of yesteryear in Ariège,

For the discovery of the fauna and the mountain,

• the national hunting reserve of Orlu, paradise of marmots and chamois and very close from there, the observatory of the mountain or the house of the wolves,
• the regional natural park of the Ariège Pyrenees which covers the entire west of the Ariège department
• many hikes in the pyrenees.