Bugarach
Sign in to saveBugarach (; ) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France, around 35 km south of Carcassonne. The economy is based on agriculture and tourism, attracting many New Age adherents.
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Bugarach
- French commune.native name
- Burgarag
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Bugarach vue générale.jpg
- French commune.caption
- A general view of Bugarach
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Bugarach (Aude).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Limoux
- French commune.canton
- La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude
- French commune.INSEE
- 11055
- French commune.postal code
- 11190
- French commune.mayor
- Jean-Pierre Delord
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Bugarach
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Limoux
- Population
- +250
- Area
- +26.62
- Elevation
- +629
- Shares border with
- Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes
- Official website
- bugarach.fr
- Image
- Bugarach vue générale.jpg
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- Cult settlements
- Population
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Bugarach (; ) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France, around 35 km south of Carcassonne. The economy is based on agriculture and tourism, attracting many New Age adherents.
==Geography== Bugarach is at the foot of Pic de Bugarach, a mountain peak and the highest summit in the Corbières Massif. The peak is also called the "upside down mountain" as the top layers of rock are older than the lower layers due to uplift of the Pyrenees.