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Limoux
Limoux (; ) is a commune and subprefecture in the Aude department, a part of the ancient Languedoc province and the present-day Occitanie region in southern France. Its vineyards are famous for being first to produce sparkling wine known as Blanquette de Limoux.
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Limoux is a town in southern France known for its wine production, particularly a sparkling wine called Blanquette de Limoux that it was the first to make. The town serves as a subprefecture in the Aude department, which is located in the Occitanie region and was historically part of the Languedoc province.
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Place details
- Locality
- Limoux
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 10,844
- Timezone
Travel guide
Understand
Limoux is a little town of more than 10,000 inhabitants (2021). You will find a lot of things to do. It's a very cute town with its history.
Get in
To get to Limoux, you can take the train because there is the Flassian train station or the bus. But you can go by car too, of course, or bicycle.
Do
Rugby league: Limoux Grizzlies play in Elite 1, the top French tier for 13-a-side rugby. Their home ground is Stade de l'Aiguille (capacity 5000) 1 km north of town centre. The playing season is Sept-April.
Drink
You can't go to Limoux without tasting one of the wines of Limoux or the iconic sparkling wine ("blanquette"), that you can find in the shop "Sieur d'Arques".
Sleep
If you search for a place where you can sleep, the "Logis Modern et pigeon" is here. It's the most chic hotel in Limoux, it has a "Art-Deco" famous and a gastronomic restaurant (04 68 31 00 25). There are not a lot of hotels in Limoux; what you will find especially are the guest rooms or apartments like "Lovely Limoux".
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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13 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Population
- Blanquette de Limoux
- Culture
- Images
- Sights
- Markets
- Other sights
- Personalities
- Climate
- See also
- References
- External links
Limoux (; ) is a commune and subprefecture in the Aude department, a part of the ancient Languedoc province and the present-day Occitanie region in southern France. Its vineyards are famous for being first to produce sparkling wine known as Blanquette de Limoux.
==Geography== Limoux lies on the river Aude about due south of Carcassonne. In February 1965, it absorbed the former commune Vendémies. Limoux has two railway stations on the line to Carcassonne: Limoux station and Limoux-Flassian station.
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