{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{short description|Commune in Occitanie, France}} {{Infobox French commune |name = Arnave |commune status = Commune |image = Arnave-vue globale.jpg |caption = A general view of Arnave |image coat of arms = |arrondissement = Foix |canton = Sabarthès |INSEE = 09016 |postal code = 09400 |mayor = Bernard Farandou<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}</ref> |term = 2020–2026 |intercommunality = CC Pays Tarascon |coordinates = {{coord|42.8542|1.6483|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation m = 650 |elevation min m = 514 |elevation max m = 1303 |area km2 = 8.38 |population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}} |population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}} |population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}} }}
'''Arnave''' ({{IPA|fr|aʁnav}}; {{langx|oc|Arnava}}) is a commune in the Ariège department of southwestern France.
==Geography== {{Unreferenced section|date=July 2020}} Arnave is situated in the Pyrenees and is served by Highway D20. The town sits in a deep valley between mountain peaks, the tallest of which is {{convert|1300|m}} above sea level.
Arnave was built on the banks of a stream by the same name. The source of this stream is at an approximate altitude of {{convert|1700|m}}, at the foot of Mount Fourcat {{convert|2001|m}}. It is fed by two other streams, the Ruisseau de la Sécaille and, further downstream, the Ruisseau de la Montagne. The former descends by way of Cazenave-Serres-et-Allens and its source is at {{convert|1818|m}} the base of le Pic du Han ({{convert|2074|m}}). The source of the latter is further to the north and on the other side of the Cazenave mountain, at the Lauzate peak. The Arnave stream is also fed by other smaller streams and springs. The Arnave stream itself empties into the river Ariège four kilometres downstream from the town of Arnave, at the site of Bompas, Ariège.
The Arnave stream winds through high valleys with many waterfalls, some of which are impressive. One in particular is known as "la poêle" (the "stovetop" or "frying pan") for its being difficult to access.
==Population== {{Historical populations |source = INSEE<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-09016#tableau-POPREF_G1 Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023], INSEE</ref> |percentages = pagr |align = left |1968 |146 |1975 |109 |1982 |123 |1990 |153 |1999 |168 |2007 |206 |2012 |213 |2017 |207 |2023 |208 }} Inhabitants of Arnave are called ''Arnavais'' in French. {{clear left}}
==Sites and monuments== The Chapel Saint-Paul d'Arnave is an example of Romanesque Architecture and is considered one of the oldest in the department. The building dates to the 10th and 11th centuries. Jules d'Ancelin, the baron of Labaume, is interred here. The chapel was part of the Labaume Barony until the mid-20th century, when it was ceded to the town for restoration. The site is also known for its black stone, believed to cure "Haut-Mal", or epilepsy, when the afflicted sleeps an entire night with his head beneath it. The site was a longtime pilgrimage destination thanks to legends of miraculous cures.
[[Image:Anhydrite Arnave.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1|alt=|{{center|1=Anhydrite from the former gypsum quarry at Arnave}}]] A gypsum quarry from the last century is known for anhydrite specimens.<ref>D. DESCOUENS (1984): Les Mines de gypse d'Arnave et Arignac. Monde et Minéraux, 62, 16-17.</ref>
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{{Commons category|Arnave}} {{Ariège communes}} Category:Communes of Ariège (department) {{authority control}}