Fanjeaux

Fanjeaux

Near the old market hall in Fanjeaux

Coat of arms
Fanjeaux

Coordinates: 43°11′16″N 2°02′04″E / 43.1878°N 2.0344°E / 43.1878; 2.0344Coordinates: 43°11′16″N 2°02′04″E / 43.1878°N 2.0344°E / 43.1878; 2.0344
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Aude
Arrondissement Carcassonne
Canton Fanjeaux
Intercommunality Piège et Lauragais
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Denis Juin
Area1 25.49 km2 (9.84 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 776
  Density 30/km2 (79/sq mi)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Fanjeaux (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.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962748    
1968776+3.7%
1975748−3.6%
1982778+4.0%
1990775−0.4%
1999770−0.6%
2008776+0.8%
Market hall

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