Municipality of Tignac Altitude: 711 m Location: between the municipalities of Ax-les-Thermes and Luzenac, very close to the Regional Natural Park of the Ariège Pyrenees. Number of inhabitants: 20 Distances: Ax-les-Thermes 6 km - Luzenac 12 km - Tarascon-sur-Ariège 30 km Pretty little perched village, Tignac is surrounded by smaller villages like Perles-et-Castelet, Vaychis or Unac . It is crossed by several streams, including that of the Coupet, the Lagal stream or even the Tessoula stream. The origin of the name of this village comes from the Latin Tennius or Tineius, corresponding to Tiniacum, or the Domain of Tineius. In this small town perched at an altitude of nearly 810 m, you can visit the parish church of the Nativité-de-la-Vierge-Mairie, in neo-Romanesque style. As well as its wash house, its monument to the dead, or its statuette of the Virgin and Child in painted and carved wood, dating from the 1967th century, classified as a historical monument since 11. Opening hours of the town hall: Monday: 16 a.m. - XNUMX p.m.
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Ariège Pyrenees