Fontjoncouse
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region  Fontjoncouse | ||
| Coordinates: 43°02′57″N 2°47′21″E / 43.0492°N 2.7892°ECoordinates: 43°02′57″N 2°47′21″E / 43.0492°N 2.7892°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Narbonne | |
| Canton | Durban-Corbières | |
| Intercommunality | Contrée de Durban-Corbières | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Eric Brissot | |
| Area1 | 27.35 km2 (10.56 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 131 | |
| • Density | 4.8/km2 (12/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11152 / 11360 | |
| Elevation |
69–420 m (226–1,378 ft) (avg. 307 m or 1,007 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Fontjoncouse is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
Fontjoncouse has gained a reputation in the culinary world, as it is the location of Gilles Goujon's three-Michelin starred restaurant, L'Auberge du Vieux Puits.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 109 | — |
| 1968 | 141 | +29.4% |
| 1975 | 110 | −22.0% |
| 1982 | 91 | −17.3% |
| 1990 | 102 | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 119 | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 131 | +10.1% |
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