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Couiza
Sign in to saveCouiza (; ) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Couiza is a rural commune which has 1,122 inhabitants in 2020. It belongs to the urban unit of Espéraza. Its inhabitants are called Couizanais or Couizanaises.
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Couiza is a commune in France, situated within the Aude department and the Occitanie region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Couiza and is located in the arrondissement of Limoux. The town borders Coustaussa, Espéraza, Luc-sur-Aude, and Montazels, and is positioned next to the Aude body of water. Its postal code is 11190.
The commune has an area of 6.77 square kilometers and an elevation above sea level of 563 meters. The population is recorded as 1,314, comprising 524 males and 587 females. Another source lists the population as 1,281. The associated electoral district is the Canton of La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude.
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Place details
- Locality
- Couiza
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,281
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.area km2
- 6.77
- French commune.name
- Couiza
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Château de Couiza004.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The chateau in Couiza
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Couiza (Aude).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Limoux
- French commune.canton
- La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude
- French commune.INSEE
- 11103
- French commune.mayor
- Jacques Hortala
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.postal code
- 11190
- French commune.elevation min m
- 218
- French commune.elevation max m
- 563
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Couiza
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Limoux
- Population
- 1132
- Area
- 6.77
- Elevation
- 350
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Aude
- Capital of
- canton of Couiza
- Shares border with
- Rennes-les-Bains
- Official website
- www.mairie-couiza.com
- Image
- CHATEAU DE COUIZA AUDE - CHATEAU DES DUCS DE JOYEUSES.jpg
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- Commons category
- Couiza
- postal code
- 11190
- associated electoral district
- Canton of La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude
- male population
- 524
- female population
- 587
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-68-74-02-90
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Couiza (; ) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Couiza is a rural commune which has 1,122 inhabitants in 2020. It belongs to the urban unit of Espéraza. Its inhabitants are called Couizanais or Couizanaises.
Couiza is located at the foothills of the Pyrenees, on the road between Limoux, going towards Carcassonne and Quillan, going towards Perpignan. Couiza, in the upper valley of the Aude, is at the foot of the hill leading to Rennes-le-Château. Couiza Listen (Coisan Listen in Occitan) is a French commune, located in the South-West of the Aude department in the Occitanie region.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Couiza” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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