Arrondissement of Limoux facts for kids
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Arrondissement of Limoux
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Location of Limoux in Aude
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| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Aude |
| Communes | 147 |
| Subprefecture | Limoux |
| INSEE code | 112 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,780.9 km2 (687.6 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 44,467 |
| • Density | 24.9688/km2 (64.6690/sq mi) |
The arrondissement of Limoux is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Aude département in the Occitanie region. Its capital, and subprefecture of the department, is the city of Limoux.
History
When the Aude department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Limoux was part of that original department.
Geography
It is the southernmost of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of 1,780.9 km2 (687.6 sq mi), with a population of 44,467 inhabitants and a density of 25.0 inhabitants/km².
The arrondissement of Limoux is bordered to the north and east by the arrondissement of Carcassonne, to the south by the Pyrénées-Orientales department, and to the west by the Ariège 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 Limoux, there are 2 cantons whose communes are in the arrondissement and 2 that has some of its "communes" in other "arrondissements", as can be seen in the following table:
| INSEE code |
Canton | Carcassonne | Limoux | Narbonne | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1101 | La Piège au Razès | 46 | 26 | 72 | |
| 1103 | Carcassonne-2 | 6 + part of Carcassonne | 2 | 8 + part of Carcassonne | |
| 1109 | Région-Limouxine | 35 | 35 | ||
| 1114 | La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude | 84 | 84 |
Communes
The arrondissement of Limoux has 147 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):
- Ajac (11003)
- Alaigne (11004)
- Alet-les-Bains (11008)
- Antugnac (11010)
- Arques (11015)
- Artigues (11017)
- Aunat (11019)
- Axat (11021)
- Belcaire (11028)
- Belcastel-et-Buc (11029)
- Belfort-sur-Rebenty (11031)
- Bellegarde-du-Razès (11032)
- Belvèze-du-Razès (11034)
- Belvianes-et-Cavirac (11035)
- Belvis (11036)
- Bessède-de-Sault (11038)
- La Bezole (11039)
- Bouriège (11045)
- Bourigeole (11046)
- Le Bousquet (11047)
- Brézilhac (11051)
- Brugairolles (11053)
- Bugarach (11055)
- Cailhau (11058)
- Cailhavel (11059)
- Cailla (11060)
- Cambieure (11061)
- Campagna-de-Sault (11062)
- Campagne-sur-Aude (11063)
- Camps-sur-l'Agly (11065)
- Camurac (11066)
- Cassaignes (11073)
- Castelreng (11078)
- Caunette-sur-Lauquet (11082)
- Cépie (11090)
- Chalabre (11091)
- Le Clat (11093)
- Clermont-sur-Lauquet (11094)
- Comus (11096)
- Conilhac-de-la-Montagne (11097)
- Corbières (11100)
- Coudons (11101)
- Couiza (11103)
- Counozouls (11104)
- Cournanel (11105)
- Courtauly (11107)
- La Courtète (11108)
- Coustaussa (11109)
- Cubières-sur-Cinoble (11112)
- La Digne-d'Amont (11119)
- La Digne-d'Aval (11120)
- Donazac (11121)
- Escouloubre (11127)
- Escueillens-et-Saint-Just-de-Bélengard (11128)
- Espéraza (11129)
- Espezel (11130)
- Fa (11131)
- La Fajolle (11135)
- Fenouillet-du-Razès (11139)
- Ferran (11141)
- Festes-et-Saint-André (11142)
- Fontanès-de-Sault (11147)
- Fourtou (11155)
- Gaja-et-Villedieu (11158)
- Galinagues (11160)
- Gardie (11161)
- Gincla (11163)
- Ginoles (11165)
- Gramazie (11167)
- Granès (11168)
- Greffeil (11169)
- Hounoux (11173)
- Joucou (11177)
- Ladern-sur-Lauquet (11183)
- Lasserre-de-Prouille (11193)
- Lauraguel (11197)
- Lignairolles (11204)
- Limoux (11206)
- Loupia (11207)
- Luc-sur-Aude (11209)
- Magrie (11211)
- Malras (11214)
- Malviès (11216)
- Marsa (11219)
- Mazerolles-du-Razès (11228)
- Mazuby (11229)
- Mérial (11230)
- Missègre (11235)
- Montazels (11240)
- Montfort-sur-Boulzane (11244)
- Montgradail (11246)
- Monthaut (11247)
- Montjardin (11249)
- Nébias (11263)
- Niort-de-Sault (11265)
- Pauligne (11274)
- Peyrefitte-du-Razès (11282)
- Peyrolles (11287)
- Pieusse (11289)
- Pomas (11293)
- Pomy (11294)
- Puilaurens (11302)
- Puivert (11303)
- Quillan (11304)
- Quirbajou (11306)
- Rennes-le-Château (11309)
- Rennes-les-Bains (11310)
- Rivel (11316)
- Rodome (11317)
- Roquefeuil (11320)
- Roquefort-de-Sault (11321)
- Roquetaillade (11323)
- Routier (11328)
- Rouvenac (11329)
- Saint-Benoît (11333)
- Saint-Couat-du-Razès (11338)
- Sainte-Colombe-sur-Guette (11335)
- Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers (11336)
- Saint-Ferriol (11341)
- Saint-Hilaire (11344)
- Saint-Jean-de-Paracol (11346)
- Saint-Julia-de-Bec (11347)
- Saint-Just-et-le-Bézu (11350)
- Saint-Louis-et-Parahou (11352)
- Saint-Martin-Lys (11358)
- Saint-Martin-de-Villereglan (11355)
- Saint-Polycarpe (11364)
- Salvezines (11373)
- Seignalens (11375)
- La Serpent (11376)
- Serres (11377)
- Sonnac-sur-l'Hers (11380)
- Sougraigne (11381)
- Terroles (11389)
- Tourreilles (11394)
- Tréziers (11400)
- Val-de-Lambronne (11080)
- Valmigère (11402)
- Véraza (11406)
- Verzeille (11408)
- Villardebelle (11412)
- Villar-Saint-Anselme (11415)
- Villarzel-du-Razès (11417)
- Villebazy (11420)
- Villefloure (11423)
- Villefort (11424)
- Villelongue-d'Aude (11427)
The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:
| INSEE code |
Commune | Population (2014) |
Canton | Intercommunality |
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| 11206 | Limoux | 10,275 | Région Limouxine | Limouxin |
| 11304 | Quillan | 3,384 | Haute-Vallée de l'Aude | Pyrénées Audoises |
| 11129 | Espéraza | 1,960 | Haute-Vallée de l'Aude | Pyrénées Audoises |
| 11103 | Couiza | 1,107 | Haute-Vallée de l'Aude | Limouxin |
| 11091 | Chalabre | 1,107 | Haute-Vallée de l'Aude | Pyrénées Audoises |
| 11289 | Pieusse | 1,016 | Région Limouxine | Limouxin |
Related pages
- Arrondissements of the Aude department
- Communes of the Aude department
- List of arrondissements of France
See also
In Spanish: Distrito de Limoux para niños
