Arrondissement of Carcassonne

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.

Carcassonne
Arrondissement
Location within the region Occitanie
Location within the region Occitanie
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentAude
No. of communes186
PrefectureCarcassonne
Area
2,309.7 km2 (891.8 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
162,376
INSEE code111

History

When the Aude department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Carcassonne was part of that original department.[2]

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),[3] and the one with more people living in it with 161,442 inhabitants and a density of 60.5 inhabitants/km².[4]

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,[5] 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:

Communes in the cantons by arrondissements
INSEE
code		CantonCarcassonneLimouxNarbonneTotal
1101La Piège au Razès462672
1102Carcassonne-1part of Carcassonnepart of Carcassonne
1103Carcassonne-26 + part of Carcassonne28 + part of Carcassonne
1104Carcassonne-36 + part of Carcassonne6 + part of Carcassonne
1105Le Bassin Chaurien2222
1107Les Corbières243054
1110La Malpère à la Montagne Noire2727
1115Le Haut-Minervois2323
1118La Montagne d'Alaric3030
1119La Vallée de l'Orbiel2222

Communes

The arrondissement of Carcassonne has 207 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[6]

  1. Aigues-Vives (11001)
  2. Airoux (11002)
  3. Alairac (11005)
  4. Albières (11007)
  5. Alzonne (11009)
  6. Aragon (11011)
  7. Arquettes-en-Val (11016)
  8. Arzens (11018)
  9. Auriac (11020)
  10. Azille (11022)
  11. Badens (11023)
  12. Bagnoles (11025)
  13. Baraigne (11026)
  14. Barbaira (11027)
  15. Belflou (11030)
  16. Belpech (11033)
  17. Berriac (11037)
  18. Blomac (11042)
  19. Bouilhonnac (11043)
  20. Bouisse (11044)
  21. Bram (11049)
  22. Brousses-et-Villaret (11052)
  23. Cabrespine (11056)
  24. Cahuzac (11057)
  25. Capendu (11068)
  26. Carcassonne (11069)
  27. Carlipa (11070)
  28. Castans (11075)
  29. Castelnaudary (11076)
  30. Caudebronde (11079)
  31. Caunes-Minervois (11081)
  32. Caunettes-en-Val (11083)
  33. Caux-et-Sauzens (11084)
  34. Cavanac (11085)
  35. Cazalrenoux (11087)
  36. Cazilhac (11088)
  37. Cenne-Monestiés (11089)
  38. Citou (11092)
  39. Comigne (11095)
  40. Conques-sur-Orbiel (11099)
  41. Couffoulens (11102)
  42. Cumiès (11114)
  43. Cuxac-Cabardès (11115)
  44. Davejean (11117)
  45. Dernacueillette (11118)
  46. Douzens (11122)
  47. Fajac-en-Val (11133)
  48. Fajac-la-Relenque (11134)
  49. Fanjeaux (11136)
  50. Fendeille (11138)
  51. Floure (11146)
  52. Fonters-du-Razès (11149)
  53. Fontiers-Cabardès (11150)
  54. Fontiès-d'Aude (11151)
  55. Fournes-Cabardès (11154)
  56. Fraisse-Cabardès (11156)
  57. Félines-Termenès (11137)
  58. Gaja-la-Selve (11159)
  59. Generville (11162)
  60. Gourvieille (11166)
  61. Issel (11175)
  62. La Cassaigne (11072)
  63. La Force (11153)
  64. La Louvière-Lauragais (11208)
  65. La Pomarède (11292)
  66. La Redorte (11190)
  67. La Tourette-Cabardès (11391)
  68. Labastide-Esparbairenque (11180)
  69. Labastide-d'Anjou (11178)
  70. Labastide-en-Val (11179)
  71. Labécède-Lauragais (11181)
  72. Lacombe (11182)
  73. Lafage (11184)
  74. Lagrasse (11185)
  75. Lairière (11186)
  76. Lanet (11187)
  77. Laprade (11189)
  78. Laroque-de-Fa (11191)
  79. Lasbordes (11192)
  80. Lastours (11194)
  81. Laurabuc (11195)
  82. Laurac (11196)
  83. Laure-Minervois (11198)
  84. Lavalette (11199)
  85. Les Brunels (11054)
  86. Les Cassés (11074)
  87. Les Ilhes (11174)
  88. Les Martys (11221)
  89. Lespinassière (11200)
  90. Leuc (11201)
  91. Limousis (11205)
  92. Malves-en-Minervois (11215)
  93. Marquein (11218)
  94. Marseillette (11220)
  95. Mas-Cabardès (11222)
  96. Mas-Saintes-Puelles (11225)
  97. Mas-des-Cours (11223)
  98. Massac (11224)
  99. Mayreville (11226)
  100. Mayronnes (11227)
  101. Miraval-Cabardes (11232)
  102. Mireval-Lauragais (11234)
  103. Molandier (11236)
  104. Molleville (11238)
  105. Montauriol (11239)
  106. Montclar (11242)
  107. Montferrand (11243)
  108. Montirat (11248)
  109. Montjoi (11250)
  110. Montlaur (11251)
  111. Montmaur (11252)
  112. Montolieu (11253)
  113. Montréal (11254)
  114. Monze (11257)
  115. Moussoulens (11259)
  116. Mouthoumet (11260)
  117. Moux (11261)
  118. Mézerville (11231)
  119. Orsans (11268)
  120. Palairac (11271)
  121. Palaja (11272)
  122. Payra-sur-l'Hers (11275)
  123. Pech-Luna (11278)
  124. Pennautier (11279)
  125. Pexiora (11281)
  126. Peyrefitte-sur-l'Hers (11283)
  127. Peyrens (11284)
  128. Peyriac-Minervois (11286)
  129. Pezens (11288)
  130. Plaigne (11290)
  131. Plavilla (11291)
  132. Pradelles-Cabardès (11297)
  133. Pradelles-en-Val (11298)
  134. Preixan (11299)
  135. Puginier (11300)
  136. Puichéric (11301)
  137. Pécharic-et-le-Py (11277)
  138. Pépieux (11280)
  139. Raissac-sur-Lampy (11308)
  140. Ribaute (11311)
  141. Ribouisse (11312)
  142. Ricaud (11313)
  143. Rieux-Minervois (11315)
  144. Rieux-en-Val (11314)
  145. Roquecourbe-Minervois (11318)
  146. Roquefère (11319)
  147. Rouffiac-d'Aude (11325)
  148. Roullens (11327)
  149. Rustiques (11330)
  150. Saint-Amans (11331)
  151. Saint-Couat-d'Aude (11337)
  152. Saint-Denis (11339)
  153. Saint-Frichoux (11342)
  154. Saint-Gaudéric (11343)
  155. Saint-Julien-de-Briola (11348)
  156. Saint-Martin-Lalande (11356)
  157. Saint-Martin-des-Puits (11354)
  158. Saint-Martin-le-Vieil (11357)
  159. Saint-Michel-de-Lanès (11359)
  160. Saint-Papoul (11361)
  161. Saint-Paulet (11362)
  162. Saint-Pierre-des-Champs (11363)
  163. Saint-Sernin (11365)
  164. Sainte-Camelle (11334)
  165. Sainte-Eulalie (11340)
  166. Saissac (11367)
  167. Salles-sur-l'Hers (11371)
  168. Sallèles-Cabardès (11368)
  169. Salsigne (11372)
  170. Salza (11374)
  171. Serviès-en-Val (11378)
  172. Souilhanels (11382)
  173. Souilhe (11383)
  174. Soulatgé (11384)
  175. Soupex (11385)
  176. Talairan (11386)
  177. Taurize (11387)
  178. Termes (11388)
  179. Tournissan (11392)
  180. Trassanel (11395)
  181. Trausse (11396)
  182. Trèbes (11397)
  183. Tréville (11399)
  184. Ventenac-Cabardès (11404)
  185. Verdun-en-Lauragais (11407)
  186. Vignevieille (11409)
  187. Villalier (11410)
  188. Villanière (11411)
  189. Villar-en-Val (11414)
  190. Villardonnel (11413)
  191. Villarzel-Cabardès (11416)
  192. Villasavary (11418)
  193. Villautou (11419)
  194. Villedubert (11422)
  195. Villegailhenc (11425)
  196. Villegly (11426)
  197. Villemagne (11428)
  198. Villemoustaussou (11429)
  199. Villeneuve-Minervois (11433)
  200. Villeneuve-la-Comptal (11430)
  201. Villeneuve-lès-Montréal (11432)
  202. Villepinte (11434)
  203. Villerouge-Termenès (11435)
  204. Villesiscle (11438)
  205. Villespy (11439)
  206. Villesèquelande (11437)
  207. Villetritouls (11440)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code		CommunePopulation[4]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
11069Carcassonne45,941
  • Carcassonne-1
  • Carcassonne-2
  • Carcassonne-3
 Carcassonne Agglo
11076Castelnaudary11,096Bassin ChaurienCastelnaudary Lauragais Audois
11397Trèbes5,498Montagne d'AlaricCarcassonne Agglo
11429Villemoustaussou4,322Vallée de l'OrbielCarcassonne Agglo
11049Bram3,308Piège au RazèsPiège-Lauragais-Malepère

References
  1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
  2. "Historique de l'Aude". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  3. "Arrondissement de Carcassonne (111)". Publications et statistiques pour la France ou les régions (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  4. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  5. "Décret n° 2014-204 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Aude" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  6. "Arrondissement de Carcassonne (111)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2017.

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