Articles about Ariège on this site Agro-pastoralism The Transhumance Gascony cows Herd dogs of the Pyrenees The « patou » - Great Pyrenees, guardian of the flock Bears in Ariège Orris - stone shepherd's huts The barns of Cominac How to tame a shepherd The Mérens horse Nature Orchids of Ariège Mistletoe in Ariège The forests of Ariège Ariège wildlife report by Graham Hart (2002-2007) The Mont Valier nature reserve Raptors of the Pyrenees The desman of the Pyrenees Ariège Wildlife Report Birds and mammals of the Ariège Pyrenees: Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring Trip report: a Finnish lepidopterist is seduced by the Ariège Pyrenees History The valley of the Americans and the "montreurs d'ours" Itinerant peddlers of the High Couserans in the 19th century The "war of the maidens" Le château de la Hille - a refuge for Jewish children during the Occupation The chemin de la liberté --WWII escape route over the Pyrenees 1939-1944: The internment camp at Le Vernet 1943: A young Jewish woman escapes to Spain 1942 : A young Ariège woman helps a Jewish family escape over the mountains Legends The legend of the Bethmale valley The legend of the Etang de Lers The legend of the Ker of Massat Patrimony The church at Vals The Foix castle The stone garden of Alas The chapel of Notre Dame de La Goutte Geology / Mining Trimouns-the largest talc quarry in the world The mines of the Biros valley The Mont Valier glacier The rare and unusual lherzolite Towns and villages Saint-Martin d'Oydes Mirepoix In the high mountains... The Via Ferrata of Les Estagnous The itinerary for climbing to the top of Mont Valier