Fitou

Fitou

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Fitou

Coordinates: 42°53′40″N 2°58′46″E / 42.8944°N 2.9794°E / 42.8944; 2.9794Coordinates: 42°53′40″N 2°58′46″E / 42.8944°N 2.9794°E / 42.8944; 2.9794
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Aude
Arrondissement Narbonne
Canton Sigean
Intercommunality Corbières en Méditerranée
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Alexis Armangau
Area1 30.25 km2 (11.68 sq mi)
Population (2011)2 1,012
  Density 33/km2 (87/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 11144 / 11510
Elevation 0–318 m (0–1,043 ft)
(avg. 33 m or 108 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.

Fitou is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962544    
1968555+2.0%
1975537−3.2%
1982542+0.9%
1990579+6.8%
1999676+16.8%
2008868+28.4%

Wine

Fitou has a red wine appellation; see Fitou AOC.

See also

References

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