If you have landed on this page, it is because you are from around here (or soon) and you probably think that we have nothing more to prove to you regarding the wealth of our territory. Well, we would love to prove you wrong!
In any case, you will find here animations selected just for you, articles to discover the new products, practical information for you make your life easier...



Monica Silvestre

“Practice the Estive” to live a unique experience

“In order to take you as close as possible to the artistic creation, to dive deeper into the programming, Estive offers you numerous meet around the shows.
Personalized workshops., meetings with artists, public rehearsals, theater visits and the projection booth… and others appointment throughout the season will allow you to see the Estive differently…”

The Estive cinema

In addition to its shows, Estive offers numerous cinema screenings honoring the author cinema in Foix and Ariège. Broadcast in theaters throughout the year, he takes up his summer quarters under the stars in many Ariège villages.


Little Rex from Foix

In these historic streets, the town of Foix is ​​home to a small cinema (1 room with approximately 200 seats) of the most authenticity . Located on the place of May 8, 1945, p'tiot Rex offers you the films on show all year round.

Tim Miroshnichenko

Public transport

It's well known that public transport is good for the planet and for the wallet!

The Bus agglomeration

On the territory Foix Ariège Pyrenees, we have a shuttle network called The Bus agglomeration.
Lines serve much of everything the territory of the Foix-Varilhes agglomeration, allowing you to move around, without moving your car:

  • Line 1: Verniolle-Centre <> Varilhes-Gare <> Foix-Parvis
  • Line 2: Foix city center electric shuttle
  • Line 3: St Pierre de Rivière-Mairie <> Foix-Parvis <> Ferrières-Mairie
  • Line 4: Foix-Paul Bert <> Foix-Parvis <> Montgailhard-Mairie <> St Paul de Jarrat-Charmille <> Saint Paulet

Tickets and subscriptions

If you are a occasional user of these lines, the purchases of single tickets in the bus (1€) or an 10 journey card (€8) will be the most advantageous.
However, if you regularly use these shuttle services, there are Subscriptions to be able to take full advantage of the network.

Good to know: card purchases 10 trips and Subscriptions are to be carried out at the Foix Ariège Pyrenees tourist office (29 rue Théophile Delcassé, 09000 Foix).


Lio shuttles in the Occitanie region

To travel beyond the 15 to 20 kilometers around Foix, LIO shuttles allow you to move easily in Ariège from North to South and from West to East of the territory.

The lines which serve Foix and its surroundings:

The application on your smartphones

Remember to download the Lio Occitanie application to buy your tickets and always have the timetable with you!


Foix station

Situated at 10 minutes walk from the city center, Foix station allows you to move from north to south of the territory on the line Toulouse Matabiau >< Latour de Carol.

Foix train station with view of the castle

The markets of the territory

Did you sleep in and miss this morning's market? No problem ! We have prepared for you the list of markets of the week to buy your fresh :

Market stalls
Our traveling hearts / Ariège Pyrénées Tourism

List of markets

  • FOIX : Allées de Villote and Halle aux grains – Tuesday – 7:30 a.m. to 13:30 p.m.
  • VARILHES – Place de la Libération – Tuesday – 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
  • VERNAJOUL – Town Hall Square – Tuesday – 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
  • ST JEAN DE VERGES – Town Hall Square – Thursday – 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
  • ST-PAUL-DE-JARRAT – Village Hall – Thursday – 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
  • FOIX : Allées de Villote and Place Saint Volusien – Friday – 8:00 a.m. to 13:00 p.m.
  • ST-PIERRE-DE-RIVIÈRE – Stadium car park – Saturday – 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
  • PRAYOLS – Town Hall Square – 09000 – Sunday – 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
  • VERNIOLLE – Town Hall Square – Sunday – 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
  • MONTGAILHARD – Place du 19 mars 1962 – Sunday – 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Associative life

The associative fabric of the town of Foix, its territory or Ariege more generally, forms a real coherence and symbiosis in the animation of our towns and villages. That you are athletes, creative, yourselfers, or looking for a activity for your children, You are in the right place !

Foix land of history
Stéphane Meurisse / Ariège Pyrénées Tourism

Complete list of associations

We hope that this selection of tips et news page will allow you to appreciate even more what our territory has to offer you.
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