Arrondissement of Carcassonne

The arrondissement of Carcassonne is an arrondissement of France in the Aude department in the Occitanie région. Its INSEE code is 111 and its capital city is Carcassonne. It has 186 communes.^[2] Its population is 159,539 (2016), and its area is 2,309.7 km² (891.8 sq mi).^[3]

Carcassonne
Arrondissement
Location within the region Occitanie
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Aude
No. of communes	186
Prefecture	Carcassonne
Area	2,309.7 km2 (891.8 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]	163,034
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
INSEE code	111

It is the northernmost of the arrondissements of the department. The main cities in the arrondissement are Carcassonne (47,068 inhabitants in 2012), Castelnaudary (11,748 inhabitants) and Trèbes (5,280 inhabitants).^[4]

Geography

The arrondissement of Carcassonne occupies the northwestern part of the department and is bordered to the north by the Tarn department, to the northeast by the Hérault department, to the east by the arrondissement of Narbonne, to the southwest by the arrondissement of Limoux, to the west by the Ariège department and to the northwest by the Haute-Garonne department.

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Carcassonne, and their INSEE codes, are:^[2]

1. Aigues-Vives (11001)
2. Airoux (11002)
3. Alairac (11005)
4. Alzonne (11009)
5. Aragon (11011)
6. Arquettes-en-Val (11016)
7. Arzens (11018)
8. Azille (11022)
9. Badens (11023)
10. Bagnoles (11025)
11. Baraigne (11026)
12. Barbaira (11027)
13. Belflou (11030)
14. Belpech (11033)
15. Berriac (11037)
16. Blomac (11042)
17. Bouilhonnac (11043)
18. Bram (11049)
19. Brézilhac (11051)
20. Brousses-et-Villaret (11052)
21. Les Brunels (11054)
22. Cabrespine (11056)
23. Cahuzac (11057)
24. Capendu (11068)
25. Carcassonne (11069)
26. Carlipa (11070)
27. La Cassaigne (11072)
28. Les Cassés (11074)
29. Castans (11075)
30. Castelnaudary (11076)
31. Caudebronde (11079)
32. Caunes-Minervois (11081)
33. Caunettes-en-Val (11083)
34. Caux-et-Sauzens (11084)
35. Cavanac (11085)
36. Cazalrenoux (11087)
37. Cazilhac (11088)
38. Cenne-Monestiés (11089)
39. Citou (11092)
40. Comigne (11095)
41. Conques-sur-Orbiel (11099)
42. Couffoulens (11102)
43. Cumiès (11114)
44. Cuxac-Cabardès (11115)
45. Douzens (11122)
46. Fajac-en-Val (11133)
47. Fajac-la-Relenque (11134)
48. Fanjeaux (11136)
49. Fendeille (11138)
50. Fenouillet-du-Razès (11139)
51. Ferran (11141)
52. Floure (11146)
53. Fonters-du-Razès (11149)
54. Fontiers-Cabardès (11150)
55. Fontiès-d'Aude (11151)
56. La Force (11153)
57. Fournes-Cabardès (11154)
58. Fraisse-Cabardès (11156)
59. Gaja-la-Selve (11159)
60. Generville (11162)
61. Gourvieille (11166)
62. Hounoux (11173)
63. Les Ilhes (11174)
64. Issel (11175)
65. Labastide-d'Anjou (11178)
66. Labastide-en-Val (11179)
67. Labastide-Esparbairenque (11180)
68. Labécède-Lauragais (11181)
69. Lacombe (11182)
70. Lafage (11184)
71. Laprade (11189)
72. Lasbordes (11192)
73. Lasserre-de-Prouille (11193)
74. Lastours (11194)
75. Laurabuc (11195)
76. Laurac (11196)
77. Laure-Minervois (11198)
78. Lavalette (11199)
79. Lespinassière (11200)
80. Leuc (11201)
81. Limousis (11205)
82. La Louvière-Lauragais (11208)
83. Malves-en-Minervois (11215)
84. Marquein (11218)
85. Marseillette (11220)
86. Les Martys (11221)
87. Mas-Cabardès (11222)
88. Mas-des-Cours (11223)
89. Mas-Saintes-Puelles (11225)
90. Mayreville (11226)
91. Mayronnes (11227)
92. Mézerville (11231)
93. Miraval-Cabardes (11232)
94. Mireval-Lauragais (11234)
95. Molandier (11236)
96. Molleville (11238)
97. Montauriol (11239)
98. Montclar (11242)
99. Montferrand (11243)
100. Montirat (11248)
101. Montmaur (11252)
102. Montolieu (11253)
103. Montréal (11254)
104. Monze (11257)
105. Moussoulens (11259)
106. Orsans (11268)
107. Palaja (11272)
108. Payra-sur-l'Hers (11275)
109. Pécharic-et-le-Py (11277)
110. Pech-Luna (11278)
111. Pennautier (11279)
112. Pépieux (11280)
113. Pexiora (11281)
114. Peyrefitte-sur-l'Hers (11283)
115. Peyrens (11284)
116. Peyriac-Minervois (11286)
117. Pezens (11288)
118. Plaigne (11290)
119. Plavilla (11291)
120. La Pomarède (11292)
121. Pradelles-Cabardès (11297)
122. Preixan (11299)
123. Puginier (11300)
124. Puichéric (11301)
125. Raissac-sur-Lampy (11308)
126. La Redorte (11190)
127. Ribouisse (11312)
128. Ricaud (11313)
129. Rieux-en-Val (11314)
130. Rieux-Minervois (11315)
131. Roquefère (11319)
132. Rouffiac-d'Aude (11325)
133. Roullens (11327)
134. Rustiques (11330)
135. Saint-Amans (11331)
136. Saint-Denis (11339)
137. Sainte-Camelle (11334)
138. Sainte-Eulalie (11340)
139. Saint-Frichoux (11342)
140. Saint-Gaudéric (11343)
141. Saint-Julien-de-Briola (11348)
142. Saint-Martin-Lalande (11356)
143. Saint-Martin-le-Vieil (11357)
144. Saint-Michel-de-Lanès (11359)
145. Saint-Papoul (11361)
146. Saint-Paulet (11362)
147. Saint-Sernin (11365)
148. Saissac (11367)
149. Sallèles-Cabardès (11368)
150. Salles-sur-l'Hers (11371)
151. Salsigne (11372)
152. Serviès-en-Val (11378)
153. Souilhanels (11382)
154. Souilhe (11383)
155. Soupex (11385)
156. Taurize (11387)
157. La Tourette-Cabardès (11391)
158. Trassanel (11395)
159. Trausse (11396)
160. Trèbes (11397)
161. Tréville (11399)
162. Val-de-Dagne (11251)
163. Ventenac-Cabardès (11404)
164. Verdun-en-Lauragais (11407)
165. Verzeille (11408)
166. Villalier (11410)
167. Villanière (11411)
168. Villardonnel (11413)
169. Villar-en-Val (11414)
170. Villarzel-Cabardès (11416)
171. Villasavary (11418)
172. Villautou (11419)
173. Villedubert (11422)
174. Villefloure (11423)
175. Villegailhenc (11425)
176. Villegly (11426)
177. Villemagne (11428)
178. Villemoustaussou (11429)
179. Villeneuve-la-Comptal (11430)
180. Villeneuve-lès-Montréal (11432)
181. Villeneuve-Minervois (11433)
182. Villepinte (11434)
183. Villesèquelande (11437)
184. Villesiscle (11438)
185. Villespy (11439)
186. Villetritouls (11440)

History

The arrondissement of Carcassonne was created in 1800.^[5] At the January 2017 reorganization of the arrondissements of Aude, it lost 27 communes to the arrondissement of Narbonne, and it gained seven communes from the arrondissement of Limoux.^[6]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Carcassonne were, as of January 2015:^[4]

1. Alzonne
2. Belpech
3. Capendu
4. Carcassonne-1
5. Carcassonne-2-Nord
6. Carcassonne-2-Sud
7. Carcassonne-3
8. Castelnaudary-Nord
9. Castelnaudary-Sud
10. Fanjeaux
11. Lagrasse
12. Mas-Cabardès
13. Montréal
14. Mouthoumet
15. Peyriac-Minervois
16. Saissac
17. Salles-sur-l'Hers

References

1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
2. "Arrondissement de Carcassonne (111)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
3. "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
4. "Populations légales 2012: 11 Aude" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014.
5. Historique de l'Aude
6. "Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016, p 15" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-08-07.

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