Augirein

Augirein (Augirenh) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.

Geography
Augirein is located in the former province of Couserans some 30 km south-east of Saint-Gaudens and 25 km west by south-west of Saint-Girons. Access to the commune is by road D618 from Saint-Lary in the west which passes through the north of the commune and the village and continues east to Orgibet. Just east of the village is the hamlet of Terrefete. The commune is almost all rugged and heavily forested except for a small area in the north where the village is.

The Bouigane river flows through the north of the commune from west to east and continues to join the Lez at Audressein. The Ruisseau de Nede rises south of the commune and flows through the centre from south to north to join the Bouigane on the north-eastern border of the commune. Several tributaries rise in the commune and join the Ruisseau de Nede including the Ruisseau de Couledoux and the Ruisseau des Souls.

Climate
On average, Augirein experiences 80.4 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 C, 1.7 days per year with a minimum temperature below -10 C, 1.6 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 C, and 20.2 days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 C. The record high temperature was 39.5 C on August 21, 2011, while the record low temperature was -17.5 C on February 8, 2012.

Administration
List of Successive Mayors

Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Augirenois or Augirenoises in French.



Sites and monuments
The Church contains a Chalice (19th century) which is registered as a historical object.