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Léran

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Léran
Commune
View of Aigues-Vives, Léran and the Lac de Montbel
Coat of arms
Location of Léran
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Coordinates: 42°59′22″N 1°54′39″E / 42.9894°N 1.9108°E / 42.9894; 1.9108
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Pamiers
Canton	Mirepoix
Intercommunality	Pays de Mirepoix
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sébastien Bertrand[1]
Area 1	11.92 km2 (4.60 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	617
• Density	52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	09161 /09600
Elevation	375–545 m (1,230–1,788 ft) (avg. 396 m or 1,299 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Léran (French pronunciation: [leʁɑ̃]; Occitan: Leran) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

The city is situated on the coast of Lac de Montbel, an artificial reservoir.

Its citizens are called Léranais.

The current mayor, elected in 2001, is Henri Barrou,^[3] whose term will continue until 2020. Barrou is also a school principal.

• The Chateau de Léran can be seen in the commune, which dates to 1163.

• Claude Silve (1887–1978), a writer, was born in Léran.

• Communes of the Ariège department

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