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Arrondissement Of Carcassonne
The arrondissement of Carcassonne is an arrondissement of France in the Aude department in the Occitanie région. Its INSEE code is 111 and its capital city is Carcassonne. It has 186 communes. Its population is 159,539 (2016), and its area is . It is the northernmost of the arrondissements of the department. The main cities in the arrondissement are Carcassonne (47,068 inhabitants in 2012), Castelnaudary (11,748 inhabitants) and Trèbes (5,280 inhabitants). Geography The arrondissement of Carcassonne occupies the northwestern part of the department and is bordered to the north by the Tarn department, to the northeast by the Hérault department, to the east by the arrondissement of Narbonne, to the southwest by the arrondissement of Limoux, to the west by the Ariège department and to the northwest by the Haute-Garonne department. Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Carcassonne, and their INSEE codes, are: # Aigues-Vives (11001) # Airoux (11002) # Alaira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carcassonne
Carcassonne (, also , , ; ; la, Carcaso) is a French fortified city in the department of Aude, in the region of Occitanie. It is the prefecture of the department. Inhabited since the Neolithic, Carcassonne is located in the plain of the Aude between historic trade routes, linking the Atlantic to the Mediterranean Sea and the Massif Central to the Pyrénées. Its strategic importance was quickly recognized by the Romans, who occupied its hilltop until the demise of the Western Roman Empire. In the fifth century, it was taken over by the Visigoths, who founded the city. Within three centuries, it briefly came under Islamic rule. Its strategic location led successive rulers to expand its fortifications until the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659. Its citadel, known as the Cité de Carcassonne, is a medieval fortress dating back to the Gallo-Roman period and restored by the theorist and architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in 1853. It was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country's fourth-largest. In 2019, it had a population of 1,400,039.Populations légales 2019: 31 Haute-Garonne INSEE History Haute-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the former provinces of an ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belflou
Belflou is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aude department The following is a list of the 433 communes of the Aude department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Aude Aude communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Aude-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbaira
Barbaira (; oc, Barbairan) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Barbairanais'' or ''Barbairanaises''. Geography Barbaira is located in the Corbières Massif, at the foot of Mount Alaric in the urban area of Carcassonne some east of the city. Access to the commune is by the D6113 road from Floure in the west which passes through the north of the commune and the village before continuing east to Capendu. The A61 autoroute passes through the centre of the commune from west to east but there is no exit in the commune. The nearest exit is Exit some to the west of the commune which links to the D6113. A railway passes through commune and the village from west to east but has no station in or near the commune. The commune is farmland in the north with the slopes of the mountain in the south forested. The Aude river forms the northern border of the commune as it flows east to join the Medite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baraigne
Baraigne (; oc, Baranha) is a Communes of France, commune in the Aude Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie region of southern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Baraignois'' or ''Baraignoises''. Geography Baraigne is located in the north-west of the department of Aude some 10 km west by north-west of Castelnaudary and 12 km south-east of Villefranche-de-Lauragais and consists of plateaux and hills delimited by the Castelnaudary plain to the north and Ariege plain to the south with the whole region called ''La Piège''. The northern border of the commune is also the departmental border between Aude and Haute-Garonne. Access to the commune is by the D517 from Molleville in the south-east which passes through the length of the commune just south of the village and continues north-west, changing to the D1517 at the communal border, towards Renneville, Haute-Garonne, Renneville. The D917 goes north-west fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagnoles
Bagnoles (; oc, Banhòlas) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Bagnolois'' or ''Bagnoloises''. Geography Bagnoles is located some 10 km north-east of Carcassonne just east of Conques-sur-Orbiel. Access to the commune is by the D35 road from Conques-sur-Orbiel which passes through the village and continues north-east to Villarzel-Cabardès. The D37 comes from Malves-en-Minervois in the south and passes through the village before continuing north to join the D620 which continues to Villegly. The east of the commune is forested with the remaining two-thirds of the commune farmland. The ''Clamoux'' river flows from north to south through the commune passing through the village then forming part of the south-western border as it flows south to join the ''Orbiel'' west of Bouilhonnac. Several streams rise in the east of the commune and flow west to join the Clamoux including the ''Ruisse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badens
Badens is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Badenois'' or ''Badenoises''. Geography Badens is located some 12 km east of Carcassonne and 3 km north of Floure. Access to the commune is by the D206 road from Rustiques in the west which passes through the centre of the commune and the village and continues north-east to Aigues-Vives. The D235 passes through the north of the commune as it goes from Rustiques to join the D135 south-west of Laure-Minervois. The D157 road comes from Marseillette in the south-east through the village and continues north—west to join the D235 in the commune. The D535 goes south from the village to join the D610 just south of the commune. The commune is entirely farmland. The ''Ruisseau de Trachaman'' flows from the north of the commune joining the ''Ruisseau de Buadelle'' and continuing south-east to the ''Ruisseau de Réals'' which flows east out of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azille
Azille (; oc, Asilha lo Comtal) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Azillois'' or ''Azilloises''. Geography Azille is located at the foot of the Montagne Noire some 25 km east by north-east of Carcassonne and 25 km west by north-west of Narbonne. The commune is traversed by the D610 from Homps to Puichéric in the south-east and also by the D11 from La Redorte to Rieux-Minervois in the west. Access to the town is by the D206 from Rieux-Minervois which goes to the village then continues north-east to Pépieux. The D72 comes from La Redorte in the south and passes through the town going north to join the D52. The D272 goes north-west from the town to La Livinière. The D606 goes south-east from the town to Homps. Apart from a large lake in the east of the commune (the Lac de Jouarres), which also forms the departmental border between Aude and Hérault, the commune is all farml ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arzens
Arzens () is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arzenais'' or ''Arzenaises''. Geography Arzens is located in the urban area of Carcassonne some 11 km west of the city. Access to the commune is by road D119 from Carcassonne passing west through the north of the commune and continuing to Montréal. Access to the town is by road D38 from Sainte-Eulalie in the north to the town, by road D35 from Villesèquelande in the north-east, and by road D211 from Lavalette in the east which continues to join the D119 in the commune. The D43 road from Montreal in the west to Montclar in the south-east passes through the south of the commune. Road D911 goes south from the town to join the D43 in the commune. The A61 autoroute (European route E80) (Autoroute des Deux Mers) passes through the north of the commune but has no exit with the nearest being Exit 22 at Bram in the west or Exit 23 for Carcasso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arquettes-en-Val
Arquettes-en-Val (; oc, Arquetas) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arquettois'' or ''Arquettoises'' The commune is one of the rare ones in France that are free of debt. Geography Arquettes-sur-Val is located some 16 km south-east of Carcassonne and 4 km south-west of Montlaur. Access to the commune is by the D42 road from Palaja in the north-west passing through the commune and the village and continuing south to Serviès-en-Val. The D114 goes north-east from Serviès-en-Val to form part of the eastern border of the commune before joining the D3. The D714 road connects the D3 east of the commune to the village. The D310 goes south-west from the village to Villetritouls. The commune is rugged and forested in the north-west giving way to farmland in the south-east. The ''Ruisseau des Lys'' rises in the north-east of the commune and flows south-east gathering many tribut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aragon, Aude
Aragon (; oc, Argon) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aragonais'' or ''Aragonaises'' Geography Aragon is a commune in the Carcassonne urban area on the '' Green Meridian'' in ''Cabardès''. The village is built on a rocky outcrop overlooking the ''Trapel'' and ''Vallette'' streams. The commune is located some 13 km north of Carcassonne and 6 km east of Montolieu. Access is by the D203 road from Fraisse-Cabardès in the north-west passing through the length of the commune to the village then continuing south to Pennautier. There is also the D935 going south-east from the village to Villegailhenc. The north of the commune is quite rugged and heavily forested while the south of the commune is farmland with some patches of forest. The ''Ruisseau de Trapel'' flows from the north-west passing north of the village and gathering tributaries as it continues south-east to join the Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alzonne
Alzonne (; oc, Alzona) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Alzonnois'' or ''Alzonnoises'' Geography The commune is located in the Lauragais valley some 15 km west of Carcassonne and 15 km east of Castelnaudary. The route D6113 passes through the commune from west to east between these two cities and becomes National Route N113 near Carcassonne. The Autoroute des Deux Mers (A61, E80) passes just 1 km south of the commune but the nearest exit is to the D43 near Bram. Other roads running into the commune are the D8 from Montolieu in the north, the D34 from Saint-Martin-le-Vieil in the northwest, and the D33 running west to east from Bram to Villesèquelande forms the southern border of the commune with a connecting road running north to the village. The Bordeaux-Sète railway runs west to east across the southern part of the commune but there is no station. The nearest stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
