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Fanjeaux
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Fanjeaux is a commune in France, situated within the Aude department and the arrondissement of Carcassonne. It serves as the capital of the canton of Fanjeaux and is associated with the electoral district of Canton of La Piège au Razès. The municipality is located in the Occitanie region and shares borders with Brézilhac, La Cassaigne, Fenouillet-du-Razès, and La Force.
The area of Fanjeaux is 25.49 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level recorded at 395 meters. Its population is listed as 920, comprising 366 males and 468 females. The postal code for the commune is 11270.
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Place details
- Locality
- Fanjeaux
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 894
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Fanjeaux
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Near the old market hall in Fanjeaux.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Near the old market hall in Fanjeaux
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Fanjeaux (Aude).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Carcassonne
- French commune.canton
- La Piège au Razès
- French commune.INSEE
- 11136
- French commune.postal code
- 11270
- French commune.mayor
- Aurélien Passemar
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Piège Lauragais Malepère
- French commune.elevation m
- 363
- French commune.elevation min m
- 155
- French commune.elevation max m
- 395
- French commune.area km2
- 25.49
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Fanjeaux
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Carcassonne
- Population
- 885
- Area
- 25.49
- Elevation
- 271
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Fanjeaux
- Shares border with
- Montréal
- Official website
- www.fanjeaux.com
- Image
- Near the old market hall in Fanjeaux.jpg
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- Commons category
- Fanjeaux
- postal code
- 11270
- associated electoral district
- Canton of La Piège au Razès
- male population
- 366
- female population
- 468
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-68-24-70-01
- fax number
- +33-4-68-24-78-50
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Encyclopedic overview
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Fanjeaux (; ) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
Fanjeaux is located west of Carcassonne. Between 1206 and 1215, Fanjeaux was the home of Saint Dominic, the founder of the Roman Catholic Church's Dominican Order, who preached to the Cathars in the area (see Catharism).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fanjeaux” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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