Arrondissement of Carcassonne facts for kids
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Arrondissement of Carcassonne
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Location of Carcassonne in Aude
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| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Aude |
| Communes | 207 |
| Prefecture | Carcassonne |
| INSEE code | 111 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,668.1 km2 (1,030.2 sq mi) |
| Population
(2014)
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| • Total | 161,442 |
| • Density | 60.5082/km2 (156.716/sq mi) |
The arrondissement of Carcassonne is an arrondissement of France in the Occitanie region. It is part of the Aude département. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Carcassonne.
History
When the Aude department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Carcassonne was part of that original department.
Geography
It is the largest in area of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of 2,668.1 km2 (1,030 sq mi), and the one with more people living in it with 161,442 inhabitants and a density of 60.5 inhabitants/km².
The arrondissement of Carcassonne covers the northwestern part of the Aude department; it is surrounded by departments of the Occitanie region 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 south by the Pyrénées-Orientales department, 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
Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.
In the arrondissement of Carcassonne, there are 7 cantons whose communes are in the arrondissement but 3 that have communes in other arrondissements, as can be seen in the following table:
| INSEE code |
Canton | Carcassonne | Limoux | Narbonne | Total |
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| 1101 | La Piège au Razès | 46 | 26 | 72 | |
| 1102 | Carcassonne-1 | part of Carcassonne | part of Carcassonne | ||
| 1103 | Carcassonne-2 | 6 + part of Carcassonne | 2 | 8 + part of Carcassonne | |
| 1104 | Carcassonne-3 | 6 + part of Carcassonne | 6 + part of Carcassonne | ||
| 1105 | Le Bassin Chaurien | 22 | 22 | ||
| 1107 | Les Corbières | 24 | 30 | 54 | |
| 1110 | La Malpère à la Montagne Noire | 27 | 27 | ||
| 1115 | Le Haut-Minervois | 23 | 23 | ||
| 1118 | La Montagne d'Alaric | 30 | 30 | ||
| 1119 | La Vallée de l'Orbiel | 22 | 22 |
Communes
The arrondissement of Carcassonne has 207 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):
- Aigues-Vives (11001)
- Airoux (11002)
- Alairac (11005)
- Albières (11007)
- Alzonne (11009)
- Aragon (11011)
- Arquettes-en-Val (11016)
- Arzens (11018)
- Auriac (11020)
- Azille (11022)
- Badens (11023)
- Bagnoles (11025)
- Baraigne (11026)
- Barbaira (11027)
- Belflou (11030)
- Belpech (11033)
- Berriac (11037)
- Blomac (11042)
- Bouilhonnac (11043)
- Bouisse (11044)
- Bram (11049)
- Brousses-et-Villaret (11052)
- Cabrespine (11056)
- Cahuzac (11057)
- Capendu (11068)
- Carcassonne (11069)
- Carlipa (11070)
- Castans (11075)
- Castelnaudary (11076)
- Caudebronde (11079)
- Caunes-Minervois (11081)
- Caunettes-en-Val (11083)
- Caux-et-Sauzens (11084)
- Cavanac (11085)
- Cazalrenoux (11087)
- Cazilhac (11088)
- Cenne-Monestiés (11089)
- Citou (11092)
- Comigne (11095)
- Conques-sur-Orbiel (11099)
- Couffoulens (11102)
- Cumiès (11114)
- Cuxac-Cabardès (11115)
- Davejean (11117)
- Dernacueillette (11118)
- Douzens (11122)
- Fajac-en-Val (11133)
- Fajac-la-Relenque (11134)
- Fanjeaux (11136)
- Fendeille (11138)
- Floure (11146)
- Fonters-du-Razès (11149)
- Fontiers-Cabardès (11150)
- Fontiès-d'Aude (11151)
- Fournes-Cabardès (11154)
- Fraisse-Cabardès (11156)
- Félines-Termenès (11137)
- Gaja-la-Selve (11159)
- Generville (11162)
- Gourvieille (11166)
- Issel (11175)
- La Cassaigne (11072)
- La Force (11153)
- La Louvière-Lauragais (11208)
- La Pomarède (11292)
- La Redorte (11190)
- La Tourette-Cabardès (11391)
- Labastide-Esparbairenque (11180)
- Labastide-d'Anjou (11178)
- Labastide-en-Val (11179)
- Labécède-Lauragais (11181)
- Lacombe (11182)
- Lafage (11184)
- Lagrasse (11185)
- Lairière (11186)
- Lanet (11187)
- Laprade (11189)
- Laroque-de-Fa (11191)
- Lasbordes (11192)
- Lastours (11194)
- Laurabuc (11195)
- Laurac (11196)
- Laure-Minervois (11198)
- Lavalette (11199)
- Les Brunels (11054)
- Les Cassés (11074)
- Les Ilhes (11174)
- Les Martys (11221)
- Lespinassière (11200)
- Leuc (11201)
- Limousis (11205)
- Malves-en-Minervois (11215)
- Marquein (11218)
- Marseillette (11220)
- Mas-Cabardès (11222)
- Mas-Saintes-Puelles (11225)
- Mas-des-Cours (11223)
- Massac (11224)
- Mayreville (11226)
- Mayronnes (11227)
- Miraval-Cabardes (11232)
- Mireval-Lauragais (11234)
- Molandier (11236)
- Molleville (11238)
- Montauriol (11239)
- Montclar (11242)
- Montferrand (11243)
- Montirat (11248)
- Montjoi (11250)
- Montlaur (11251)
- Montmaur (11252)
- Montolieu (11253)
- Montréal (11254)
- Monze (11257)
- Moussoulens (11259)
- Mouthoumet (11260)
- Moux (11261)
- Mézerville (11231)
- Orsans (11268)
- Palairac (11271)
- Palaja (11272)
- Payra-sur-l'Hers (11275)
- Pech-Luna (11278)
- Pennautier (11279)
- Pexiora (11281)
- Peyrefitte-sur-l'Hers (11283)
- Peyrens (11284)
- Peyriac-Minervois (11286)
- Pezens (11288)
- Plaigne (11290)
- Plavilla (11291)
- Pradelles-Cabardès (11297)
- Pradelles-en-Val (11298)
- Preixan (11299)
- Puginier (11300)
- Puichéric (11301)
- Pécharic-et-le-Py (11277)
- Pépieux (11280)
- Raissac-sur-Lampy (11308)
- Ribaute (11311)
- Ribouisse (11312)
- Ricaud (11313)
- Rieux-Minervois (11315)
- Rieux-en-Val (11314)
- Roquecourbe-Minervois (11318)
- Roquefère (11319)
- Rouffiac-d'Aude (11325)
- Roullens (11327)
- Rustiques (11330)
- Saint-Amans (11331)
- Saint-Couat-d'Aude (11337)
- Saint-Denis (11339)
- Saint-Frichoux (11342)
- Saint-Gaudéric (11343)
- Saint-Julien-de-Briola (11348)
- Saint-Martin-Lalande (11356)
- Saint-Martin-des-Puits (11354)
- Saint-Martin-le-Vieil (11357)
- Saint-Michel-de-Lanès (11359)
- Saint-Papoul (11361)
- Saint-Paulet (11362)
- Saint-Pierre-des-Champs (11363)
- Saint-Sernin (11365)
- Sainte-Camelle (11334)
- Sainte-Eulalie (11340)
- Saissac (11367)
- Salles-sur-l'Hers (11371)
- Sallèles-Cabardès (11368)
- Salsigne (11372)
- Salza (11374)
- Serviès-en-Val (11378)
- Souilhanels (11382)
- Souilhe (11383)
- Soulatgé (11384)
- Soupex (11385)
- Talairan (11386)
- Taurize (11387)
- Termes (11388)
- Tournissan (11392)
- Trassanel (11395)
- Trausse (11396)
- Trèbes (11397)
- Tréville (11399)
- Ventenac-Cabardès (11404)
- Verdun-en-Lauragais (11407)
- Vignevieille (11409)
- Villalier (11410)
- Villanière (11411)
- Villar-en-Val (11414)
- Villardonnel (11413)
- Villarzel-Cabardès (11416)
- Villasavary (11418)
- Villautou (11419)
- Villedubert (11422)
- Villegailhenc (11425)
- Villegly (11426)
- Villemagne (11428)
- Villemoustaussou (11429)
- Villeneuve-Minervois (11433)
- Villeneuve-la-Comptal (11430)
- Villeneuve-lès-Montréal (11432)
- Villepinte (11434)
- Villerouge-Termenès (11435)
- Villesiscle (11438)
- Villespy (11439)
- Villesèquelande (11437)
- Villetritouls (11440)
The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:
| INSEE code |
Commune | Population (2014) |
Canton | Intercommunality |
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| 11069 | Carcassonne | 45,941 |
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Carcassonne Agglo |
| 11076 | Castelnaudary | 11,096 | Bassin Chaurien | Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois |
| 11397 | Trèbes | 5,498 | Montagne d'Alaric | Carcassonne Agglo |
| 11429 | Villemoustaussou | 4,322 | Vallée de l'Orbiel | Carcassonne Agglo |
| 11049 | Bram | 3,308 | Piège au Razès | Piège-Lauragais-Malepère |
Related pages
- Arrondissements of the Aude department
- Communes of the Aude department
- List of arrondissements of France
See also
In Spanish: Distrito de Carcasona para niños
