Arrondissement of Limoux

The arrondissement of Limoux is an arrondissement of France in the Aude department in the Occitanie région. Its INSEE code is 112 and its capital city is Limoux. It has 138 communes.^[2] Its population is 42,546 (2016), and its area is 1,727.3 km² (666.9 sq mi).^[3]

Limoux
Arrondissement
Location within the region Occitanie
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Aude
No. of communes	138
Subprefecture	Limoux
Area	1,727.3 km2 (666.9 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]	42,296
• Density	24/km2 (60/sq mi)
INSEE code	112

It is the southernmost of the arrondissements of the department. The only city in the arrondissement with a population of 10,000 or higher is the capital, Limoux, with 10,180 inhabitants (2012).^[4]

Geography

The arrondissement of Limoux is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Carcassonne, to the east by the arrondissement of Narbonne, to the south by the Pyrénées-Orientales department, and to the west by the Ariège department.

Composition

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

1. Ajac (11003)
2. Alaigne (11004)
3. Alet-les-Bains (11008)
4. Antugnac (11010)
5. Arques (11015)
6. Artigues (11017)
7. Aunat (11019)
8. Axat (11021)
9. Belcaire (11028)
10. Belcastel-et-Buc (11029)
11. Belfort-sur-Rebenty (11031)
12. Bellegarde-du-Razès (11032)
13. Belvèze-du-Razès (11034)
14. Belvianes-et-Cavirac (11035)
15. Belvis (11036)
16. Bessède-de-Sault (11038)
17. La Bezole (11039)
18. Bouriège (11045)
19. Bourigeole (11046)
20. Le Bousquet (11047)
21. Brugairolles (11053)
22. Bugarach (11055)
23. Cailhau (11058)
24. Cailhavel (11059)
25. Cailla (11060)
26. Cambieure (11061)
27. Campagna-de-Sault (11062)
28. Campagne-sur-Aude (11063)
29. Camps-sur-l'Agly (11065)
30. Camurac (11066)
31. Cassaignes (11073)
32. Castelreng (11078)
33. Caunette-sur-Lauquet (11082)
34. Cépie (11090)
35. Chalabre (11091)
36. Le Clat (11093)
37. Clermont-sur-Lauquet (11094)
38. Comus (11096)
39. Corbières (11100)
40. Coudons (11101)
41. Couiza (11103)
42. Counozouls (11104)
43. Cournanel (11105)
44. Courtauly (11107)
45. La Courtète (11108)
46. Coustaussa (11109)
47. Cubières-sur-Cinoble (11112)
48. La Digne-d'Amont (11119)
49. La Digne-d'Aval (11120)
50. Donazac (11121)
51. Escouloubre (11127)
52. Escueillens-et-Saint-Just-de-Bélengard (11128)
53. Espéraza (11129)
54. Espezel (11130)
55. La Fajolle (11135)
56. Festes-et-Saint-André (11142)
57. Fontanès-de-Sault (11147)
58. Fourtou (11155)
59. Gaja-et-Villedieu (11158)
60. Galinagues (11160)
61. Gardie (11161)
62. Gincla (11163)
63. Ginoles (11165)
64. Gramazie (11167)
65. Granès (11168)
66. Greffeil (11169)
67. Joucou (11177)
68. Ladern-sur-Lauquet (11183)
69. Lauraguel (11197)
70. Lignairolles (11204)
71. Limoux (11206)
72. Loupia (11207)
73. Luc-sur-Aude (11209)
74. Magrie (11211)
75. Malras (11214)
76. Malviès (11216)
77. Marsa (11219)
78. Mazerolles-du-Razès (11228)
79. Mazuby (11229)
80. Mérial (11230)
81. Missègre (11235)
82. Montazels (11240)
83. Montfort-sur-Boulzane (11244)
84. Montgradail (11246)
85. Monthaut (11247)
86. Montjardin (11249)
87. Nébias (11263)
88. Niort-de-Sault (11265)
89. Pauligne (11274)
90. Peyrefitte-du-Razès (11282)
91. Peyrolles (11287)
92. Pieusse (11289)
93. Pomas (11293)
94. Pomy (11294)
95. Puilaurens (11302)
96. Puivert (11303)
97. Quillan (11304)
98. Quirbajou (11306)
99. Rennes-le-Château (11309)
100. Rennes-les-Bains (11310)
101. Rivel (11316)
102. Rodome (11317)
103. Roquefeuil (11320)
104. Roquefort-de-Sault (11321)
105. Roquetaillade-et-Conilhac (11323)
106. Routier (11328)
107. Saint-Benoît (11333)
108. Saint-Couat-du-Razès (11338)
109. Sainte-Colombe-sur-Guette (11335)
110. Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers (11336)
111. Saint-Ferriol (11341)
112. Saint-Hilaire (11344)
113. Saint-Jean-de-Paracol (11346)
114. Saint-Julia-de-Bec (11347)
115. Saint-Just-et-le-Bézu (11350)
116. Saint-Louis-et-Parahou (11352)
117. Saint-Martin-Lys (11358)
118. Saint-Martin-de-Villereglan (11355)
119. Saint-Polycarpe (11364)
120. Salvezines (11373)
121. Seignalens (11375)
122. La Serpent (11376)
123. Serres (11377)
124. Sonnac-sur-l'Hers (11380)
125. Sougraigne (11381)
126. Terroles (11389)
127. Tourreilles (11394)
128. Tréziers (11400)
129. Val-de-Lambronne (11080)
130. Val-du-Faby (11131)
131. Valmigère (11402)
132. Véraza (11406)
133. Villardebelle (11412)
134. Villar-Saint-Anselme (11415)
135. Villarzel-du-Razès (11417)
136. Villebazy (11420)
137. Villefort (11424)
138. Villelongue-d'Aude (11427)

History

The arrondissement of Limoux was created in 1800.^[5] At the January 2017 reorganization of the arrondissements of Aude, it lost seven communes to the arrondissement of Carcassonne.^[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 Limoux were, as of January 2015:^[4]

1. Alaigne
2. Axat
3. Belcaire
4. Chalabre
5. Couiza
6. Limoux
7. Quillan
8. Saint-Hilaire

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 Limoux (112)". 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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