Fanjeaux
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 Near the old market hall in Fanjeaux | |
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Location of Fanjeaux  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°11′16″N 2°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) |
| 1 French 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 a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
Fanjeaux is located west of Carcassonne. Between 1206 and 1215, Fanjeaux was the home of Saint Dominic, the founder of the Roman Catholic Church's Dominican Order, who preached to the Cathars in the area (see Catharism).
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% |
See also[edit]
- List of medieval bridges in France
- Communes of the Aude department
- Cahiers de Fanjeaux on 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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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