Axat
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Axat
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Axat2.JPG
- French commune.caption
- A general view of Axat
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Axat (Aude).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Limoux
- French commune.canton
- Quillan
- French commune.INSEE
- 11021
- French commune.postal code
- 11140
- French commune.mayor
- Philippe Parraud
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CC Pyrénées Audoises
- French commune.elevation m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Axat
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Limoux
- Population
- +479
- Area
- +11.77
- Elevation
- +644
- Body of water
- Aude
- Capital of
- canton of Axat
- Shares border with
- Salvezines
- Official website
- www.axat.fr
Article
16 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Neighbouring communes and villages
- Toponymy
- History
- Heraldry
- Administration
- Demography
- Culture and heritage
- Civil heritage
- Religious heritage
- Local life
- Sports
- Notable people linked to the commune
- See also
- References
- External links
Axat (; Atsat in Occitan) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
==Geography== Axat is located in Cathar country at the doors of the Aude Pyrenees some 45 km west by northwest of Perpignan and 10 km southeast of Quillan. Access to the commune is by the D117 road from Belvianes-et-Cavirac in the north which passes east through the top of the commune and continues to Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes. Access to the village is by the D118 which branches from the D117 in the north of the commune and goes south to the village then continues south through the length of the commune before turning west to follow a mountain ridge to Puyvalador. The commune is alpine in nature with extensive forests and rugged terrain. The village is in a valley in the north of the commune.