The inhabitants of the department are known as Ariègeois or Ariègeoises The department is part of the current region of Midi-Pyrénées and is surrounded by the French departments of Haute-Garonne to the west and north , Aude to the east , and Pyrénées-Orientales in the south-east , as well as Spain ( Lleida ) and Andorra in the south .
The department is surrounded by the French departments of Haute-Garonne to the west and north , Aude to the east , and Pyrénées-Orientales in the south-east , as well as Spain ( Lleida ) and Andorra in the south .