Arrondissement of Limoux

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.

Limoux
Arrondissement
Location within the region Occitanie
Location within the region Occitanie
Coordinates: 43.0531°N 2.2153°E / 43.0531; 2.2153
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentAude
No. of communes138
SubprefectureLimoux
Area
1,727.3 km2 (666.9 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
42,091
INSEE code112

History

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

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.[3]

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,[4] 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:

Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Limoux
INSEE
code		CantonCarcassonneLimouxNarbonneTotal
1101La Piège au Razès462672
1103Carcassonne-26 + part of Carcassonne28 + part of Carcassonne
1109Région-Limouxine3535
1114La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude8484

Communes

The arrondissement of Limoux has 147 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[5]

  1. Ajac (11003)
  2. Alaigne (11004)
  3. Alet-les-Bains (11008)
  4. Antugnac (11010)
  5. Arques (11015)
  6. Artigues (11017)
  7. Aunat (11019)
  8. Axat (11021)
  9. Belcaire (11028)
  10. Belcastel-et-Buc (11029)
  11. Belfort-sur-Rebenty (11031)
  12. Bellegarde-du-Razès (11032)
  13. Belvèze-du-Razès (11034)
  14. Belvianes-et-Cavirac (11035)
  15. Belvis (11036)
  16. Bessède-de-Sault (11038)
  17. La Bezole (11039)
  18. Bouriège (11045)
  19. Bourigeole (11046)
  20. Le Bousquet (11047)
  21. Brézilhac (11051)
  22. Brugairolles (11053)
  23. Bugarach (11055)
  24. Cailhau (11058)
  25. Cailhavel (11059)
  26. Cailla (11060)
  27. Cambieure (11061)
  28. Campagna-de-Sault (11062)
  29. Campagne-sur-Aude (11063)
  30. Camps-sur-l'Agly (11065)
  31. Camurac (11066)
  32. Cassaignes (11073)
  33. Castelreng (11078)
  34. Caunette-sur-Lauquet (11082)
  35. Cépie (11090)
  36. Chalabre (11091)
  37. Le Clat (11093)
  38. Clermont-sur-Lauquet (11094)
  39. Comus (11096)
  40. Conilhac-de-la-Montagne (11097)
  41. Corbières (11100)
  42. Coudons (11101)
  43. Couiza (11103)
  44. Counozouls (11104)
  45. Cournanel (11105)
  46. Courtauly (11107)
  47. La Courtète (11108)
  48. Coustaussa (11109)
  49. Cubières-sur-Cinoble (11112)
  50. La Digne-d'Amont (11119)
  51. La Digne-d'Aval (11120)
  52. Donazac (11121)
  53. Escouloubre (11127)
  54. Escueillens-et-Saint-Just-de-Bélengard (11128)
  55. Espéraza (11129)
  56. Espezel (11130)
  57. Fa (11131)
  58. La Fajolle (11135)
  59. Fenouillet-du-Razès (11139)
  60. Ferran (11141)
  61. Festes-et-Saint-André (11142)
  62. Fontanès-de-Sault (11147)
  63. Fourtou (11155)
  64. Gaja-et-Villedieu (11158)
  65. Galinagues (11160)
  66. Gardie (11161)
  67. Gincla (11163)
  68. Ginoles (11165)
  69. Gramazie (11167)
  70. Granès (11168)
  71. Greffeil (11169)
  72. Hounoux (11173)
  73. Joucou (11177)
  74. Ladern-sur-Lauquet (11183)
  75. Lasserre-de-Prouille (11193)
  76. Lauraguel (11197)
  77. Lignairolles (11204)
  78. Limoux (11206)
  79. Loupia (11207)
  80. Luc-sur-Aude (11209)
  81. Magrie (11211)
  82. Malras (11214)
  83. Malviès (11216)
  84. Marsa (11219)
  85. Mazerolles-du-Razès (11228)
  86. Mazuby (11229)
  87. Mérial (11230)
  88. Missègre (11235)
  89. Montazels (11240)
  90. Montfort-sur-Boulzane (11244)
  91. Montgradail (11246)
  92. Monthaut (11247)
  93. Montjardin (11249)
  94. Nébias (11263)
  95. Niort-de-Sault (11265)
  96. Pauligne (11274)
  97. Peyrefitte-du-Razès (11282)
  98. Peyrolles (11287)
  99. Pieusse (11289)
  100. Pomas (11293)
  101. Pomy (11294)
  102. Puilaurens (11302)
  103. Puivert (11303)
  104. Quillan (11304)
  105. Quirbajou (11306)
  106. Rennes-le-Château (11309)
  107. Rennes-les-Bains (11310)
  108. Rivel (11316)
  109. Rodome (11317)
  110. Roquefeuil (11320)
  111. Roquefort-de-Sault (11321)
  112. Roquetaillade (11323)
  113. Routier (11328)
  114. Rouvenac (11329)
  115. Saint-Benoît (11333)
  116. Saint-Couat-du-Razès (11338)
  117. Sainte-Colombe-sur-Guette (11335)
  118. Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers (11336)
  119. Saint-Ferriol (11341)
  120. Saint-Hilaire (11344)
  121. Saint-Jean-de-Paracol (11346)
  122. Saint-Julia-de-Bec (11347)
  123. Saint-Just-et-le-Bézu (11350)
  124. Saint-Louis-et-Parahou (11352)
  125. Saint-Martin-Lys (11358)
  126. Saint-Martin-de-Villereglan (11355)
  127. Saint-Polycarpe (11364)
  128. Salvezines (11373)
  129. Seignalens (11375)
  130. La Serpent (11376)
  131. Serres (11377)
  132. Sonnac-sur-l'Hers (11380)
  133. Sougraigne (11381)
  134. Terroles (11389)
  135. Tourreilles (11394)
  136. Tréziers (11400)
  137. Val-de-Lambronne (11080)
  138. Valmigère (11402)
  139. Véraza (11406)
  140. Verzeille (11408)
  141. Villardebelle (11412)
  142. Villar-Saint-Anselme (11415)
  143. Villarzel-du-Razès (11417)
  144. Villebazy (11420)
  145. Villefloure (11423)
  146. Villefort (11424)
  147. Villelongue-d'Aude (11427)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code		CommunePopulation[3]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
11206Limoux10,275Région LimouxineLimouxin
11304Quillan3,384Haute-Vallée de l'AudePyrénées Audoises
11129Espéraza1,960Haute-Vallée de l'AudePyrénées Audoises
11103Couiza1,107Haute-Vallée de l'AudeLimouxin
11091Chalabre1,107Haute-Vallée de l'AudePyrénées Audoises
11289Pieusse1,016Région LimouxineLimouxin

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 19 January 2017.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "Arrondissement de Limoux (112)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
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