Azille
Sign in to saveAzille (; ) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
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Place details
- Locality
- Azille
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,086
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Azille
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Azille (Aude).svg
- French commune.image
- Azille la Gare.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The old railway station
- French commune.arrondissement
- Carcassonne
- French commune.canton
- Le Haut-Minervois
- French commune.INSEE
- 11022
- French commune.postal code
- 11700
- French commune.mayor
- Georges Saliège
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Carcassonne Agglo
- French commune.elevation m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Azille
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Carcassonne
- Population
- +1115
- Area
- +23.33
- Elevation
- +72
- Body of water
- Aude
- Shares border with
- Siran
- Official website
- www.mairie-azille.com
- Image
- Azille la Gare.jpg
Article
17 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Neighbouring communes and villages
- History
- Heraldry
- Administration
- Population
- Economy
- Wineries
- Transport
- Culture and heritage
- Civil heritage
- Religious heritage
- Festivals
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Azille (; ) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
==Geography== Azille is located at the foot of the Montagne Noire some 25 km east by north-east of Carcassonne and 25 km west by north-west of Narbonne. The commune is traversed by the D610 from Homps to Puichéric in the south-east and also by the D11 from La Redorte to Rieux-Minervois in the west. Access to the town is by the D206 from Rieux-Minervois which goes to the village then continues north-east to Pépieux. The D72 comes from La Redorte in the south and passes through the town going north to join the D52. The D272 goes north-west from the town to La Livinière. The D606 goes south-east from the town to Homps. Apart from a large lake in the east of the commune (the Lac de Jouarres), which also forms the departmental border between Aude and Hérault, the commune is all farmland. Apart from the village there is the hamlet of Vaissiere in the west.