Arrondissement of Limoux

Limoux
Arrondissement of France
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Aude
Communes 147
Subprefecture Limoux
Area¹
 • Total 1,781 km2 (688 sq mi)
Population (2013)
 • Total 44,490
 • Density 25/km2 (65/sq mi)
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km² as well as the estuaries of rivers.

The arrondissement of Limoux is an arrondissement of France in the Aude department in the Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées région. Its INSEE code is 112 and its capital city is Limoux.

It is the southernmost of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of 1,780.9 km2 (687.6 sq mi).[1] In 2012, it has 44,712 inhabitants and a density of 25.1 inhabitants/km².[2]

The only city in the arrondissement with a population of 10,000 or higher is the capital, Limoux, with 10,180 inhabitants.[2]

History

When the Aude department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Limoux was part of that original department.[3]

Geography

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

The cantons of the arrondissement of Limoux are:

  1. Bram (partly)
  2. Carcassonne-2 (partly)
  3. Limoux
  4. Quillan

Communes

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

  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)

References

  1. ↑ "Arrondissement de Limoux (112) - Résumé statistique". Publications et statistiques pour la France ou les régions (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Populations lègales 2012 - 11-Aude". Populations légales 2012 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Historique de l'Aude". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 15 August 2015.

Coordinates: 43°03′11″N 2°12′55″E / 43.05306°N 2.21528°E / 43.05306; 2.21528

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