Belcaire
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Limoux | |
| Canton | La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude | |
| Community association | Pyrénées Audoises | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 49 ′ N , 1 ° 57 ′ E | |
| height | 696-1,546 m | |
| surface | 30.68 km 2 | |
| Residents | 394 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 13 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 11340 | |
| INSEE code | 11028 | |
 Belcaire with the remains of the castle |
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Belcaire is a municipality with 394 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in France . It is located in the Aude department in the Occitanie region .
geography
Belcaire is the capital of the Pays de Sault. He is on a high plateau in the Pyrenees at an average altitude of 1000 m on the D 613 road from Ax-les-Thermes to Narbonne . The place is 56 km southeast of Limoux in the arrondissement of Limoux .
Neighboring municipalities are (clockwise from the north) Fougax-et-Barrineuf , Roquefeuil , Niort-de-Sault , Camurac and Comus .
history
The name Belcaire goes back to the name of the former Bellicadum castle from the early 13th century. The place used to be the seat of the royal administration of the Pays de Sault region.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 585 | 504 | 463 | 421 | 360 | 392 | 405 | 393 |
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Attractions
- The church from the 17th century with a colored statue of the Virgin Mary dates from the 16th century.
- There are only remains of the 13th century castle, as it was destroyed as a Cathar castle .
- The Manoir de Belcaire , a 16th century mansion, is classified as a monument historique . Today a hotel is housed here.
economy
The entire region lives mainly from tourism and agriculture.
