Saint-Girons

This compact town on the Salat river in southwestern France's Ariège department, Saint-Girons sits within the Pyrenées ariégeoises regional nature park and serves as the informal capital of the Couserans, a historically Gascon area shaped by the river valleys around it. The compact centre has cafés and restaurants, and the surrounding landscape — including a Natura 2000 site and the protected Sourroque cliffs — puts mountain and river scenery close at hand.

• Population7,004
• Nearest water from center 0.2 km0.1 mi
• Nearest mountain from center 5.5 km3.4 mi