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Aude

Aude
Coat of Arms Aude
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Region Languedoc-Roussillon
Prefecture Carcassonne
Subprefectures Limoux
Narbonne
Population


 - Total (1999)
 - Density

Ranked 71st


309,770


50 /km²
Area 6,139 km²
Censored pages Censored page
Cantons 35
Communes 438
President of the
general council
XX
Location
Location of Aude in France

Aude is a département in south-central France named after the Aude River.

Contents

History

The Roman road Via Domitia crossed Aude in classical times.

Aude was the center of the Cathars, a 10th-century Gnostic Christian sect.

The present department was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Languedoc.

Geography

Aude is located between the Mediterranean Sea and the Pyrenees mountains.

It is part of the current region of Languedoc-Roussillon. It is surrounded by the departments of Pyrénées-Orientales, Ariège, Haute-Garonne, Tarn, and Hérault, with the Golfe du Lion on the east.

Tourism

Carcassonne has been restored to much of its medieval glory. Narbonne attracts many tourists to its Roman ruins.

Miscellaneous topics

List of the communes of the Aude département

External links

  • Conseil Général website http://www.cg11.fr/ (in French)
  • Prefecture website http://www.aude.pref.gouv.fr/ (in French)
  • http://www.carcassonne.org/


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