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Fanjeaux
Near the old market hall in Fanjeaux
Near the old market hall in Fanjeaux
Coat of arms of Fanjeaux
Location of Fanjeaux
Map
Fanjeaux is located in France
Fanjeaux
Fanjeaux
Fanjeaux is located in Occitanie
Fanjeaux
Fanjeaux
Coordinates: 43°11′16″N 2°02′04″E / 43.1878°N 2.0344°E / 43.1878; 2.0344
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementCarcassonne
CantonLa Piège au Razès
IntercommunalityPiège Lauragais Malepère
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Aurélien Passemar[1]
Area
1
25.49 km2 (9.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
872
 • Density34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
11136 /11270
Elevation155–395 m (509–1,296 ft)
(avg. 363 m or 1,191 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fanjeaux (French pronunciation: [fɑ̃ʒo] ; Occitan: Fanjaus) 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).

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962748—    
1968776+3.7%
1975748−3.6%
1982778+4.0%
1990775−0.4%
1999770−0.6%
2008776+0.8%
Market hall

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.