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Castelnaudary
Sign in to saveCastelnaudary (; ) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France. It is located in the former province of the Lauragais and famous for cassoulet of which it claims to be the world capital, and of which it is a major producer.
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Castelnaudary is a commune in the Aude department within the arrondissement of Carcassonne, France. It is situated in the Occitanie region and serves as the capital of the cantons of Castelnaudary-Sud, Castelnaudary-Nord, and Le Bassin chaurien. The town borders Fendeille, Issel, Mas-Saintes-Puelles, and Mireval-Lauragais. Its postal code is 11400, and it is twinned with Marradi.
The commune covers an area of 47.72 square kilometers. According to available data, its population is 12,467, comprising 5,849 males and 5,749 females. Another source lists the population as 12,432. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 215 meters in one dataset, while other sources cite elevations of 182 and 184 meters. The official website for the municipality is ville-castelnaudary.fr.
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Place details
- Locality
- Castelnaudary
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 12,432
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Castelnaudary
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason castelnaudary.svg
- French commune.image
- Castelnaudary bassin canal.jpg
- French commune.caption
- A general view of Castelnaudary
- French commune.arrondissement
- Carcassonne
- French commune.canton
- Le Bassin chaurien
- French commune.INSEE
- 11076
- French commune.postal code
- 11400
- French commune.mayor
- Patrick Maugard
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.party
- PS
- French commune.intercommunality
- Castelnaudary Lauraguais Audois
- French commune.elevation m
- 165
- French commune.elevation min m
- 145
- French commune.elevation max m
- 215
- French commune.area km2
- 47.72
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Castelnaudary
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Aude
- Population
- 12212
- Area
- 47.72
- Elevation
- 166
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Lauragais
- Shares border with
- Villeneuve-la-Comptal
- Official website
- www.ville-castelnaudary.fr
- Image
- Castelnaudary bassin canal.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Castelnaudary
- Commons category
- Castelnaudary
- postal code
- 11400
- category for people born here
- Q9224025
- Commons gallery
- Castelnaudary
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Castelnaudary
- twinned administrative body
- Marradi
- native label
- Castelnaudary
- associated electoral district
- Canton of Le Bassin chaurien
- male population
- 5849
- female population
- 5749
- nickname
- capitale du Lauragais
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-68-94-58-00
- fax number
- +33-4-68-94-58-46
- P12749
- Florian Gothe
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Roman staging post
- Origin of the name
- Major events
- Population
- Sights
- Personalities
- Education
- Military base
- Cassoulet
- Climate
- References
- External links
Castelnaudary (; ) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France. It is located in the former province of the Lauragais and famous for cassoulet of which it claims to be the world capital, and of which it is a major producer.
==Geography== Castelnaudary is a market town, and the capital of the territory of Lauragais. The town is located southeast of Toulouse, about midway along the route from that city to the Mediterranean. This route has been used since at least Roman times, and today carries road, motorway (A61), rail and canal links. Castelnaudary is the main port of the Canal du Midi to which it owed a period of prosperity in the 17th century when agricultural and manufactured produce became easier to export. The Grand Bassin in the town is at the largest open area of water in the canal, and is today its major pleasure port. Castelnaudary station has rail connections to Toulouse, Carcassonne and Narbonne.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Castelnaudary” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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