Fanjeaux
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Fanjeaux | |
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![]() Near the old market hall in Fanjeaux | |
Coordinates:43°11′16″N2°02′04″E/ 43.1878°N 2.0344°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Aude |
Arrondissement | Carcassonne |
Canton | La Piège au Razès |
Intercommunality | Piège Lauragais Malepère |
Government | |
• Mayor(2020–2026) | Aurélien Passemar[1] |
Area 1 | 25.49 km2(9.84 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 872 |
• Density | 34/km2(89/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 11136/11270 |
Elevation | 155–395 m (509–1,296 ft) (avg. 363 m or 1,191 ft) |
1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Fanjeaux(French pronunciation:[fɑ̃ʒo] ;Occitan:Fanjaus) is acommunein theAudedepartmentin southernFrance.
Fanjeaux is located west ofCarcassonne.Between 1206 and 1215, Fanjeaux was the home ofSaint Dominic,the founder of the Roman Catholic Church'sDominican Order,who preached to the Cathars in the area (seeCatharism).
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 748 | — |
1968 | 776 | +3.7% |
1975 | 748 | −3.6% |
1982 | 778 | +4.0% |
1990 | 775 | −0.4% |
1999 | 770 | −0.6% |
2008 | 776 | +0.8% |
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See also
[edit]- List of medieval bridges in France
- Communes of the Aude department
- Cahiers de Fanjeauxon the French Wikipedia
References
[edit]- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires"(in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
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