Castelnaudary
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Carcassonne | |
| Canton | Le Bassin Chaurien | |
| Community association | Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 19 ′ N , 1 ° 57 ′ E | |
| height | 145-215 m | |
| surface | 47.72 km 2 | |
| Residents | 11,598 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 243 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 11400 | |
| INSEE code | 11076 | |
| Website | www.ville-castelnaudary.fr | |
 Basin of the Canal du Midi in Castelnaudary |
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Castelnaudary ( Occitan : Castèlnau d'Ari ) is a French commune with 11,598 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aude department in the Occitanie region . It belonged to the former French province of Lauragais , the center of the Cathars . The inhabitants call themselves Chauriens or Castelnaudariens.
geography
The city lies at an average altitude of 165 m and is crossed by the Canal du Midi . There used to be a large shipyard with a dry dock here .
history
During the Albigensian Crusade , Simon IV. De Montfort was besieged in Castelnaudary in 1211 by the Counts of Toulouse and Foix .
The 4th Regiment of the Foreign Legion (French: 4ème Régiment Etranger (4e RE) ) has been stationed in Castelnaudary since 1977 (until 1980: Régiment d'Instruction de la Légion Etrangère (RILE) ). This is where the basic training of all new legionnaires as well as various further training courses (e.g. NCO courses) take place. It is a pure training regiment.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 9343 | 9936 | 10.118 | 10,750 | 10,970 | 10,851 | 11,575 | 11,598 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Personalities
- Arnaud Vidal de Castelnaudari , 13th century, medieval author and troubadour
- Pierre-Jean Fabre (1588–1658), alchemist and doctor
- Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil (1643–1725), general, governor of New France (French colony, now Canada ) from 1703 to 1725
- Jean-François-Aimé Dejean (1749-1824), General and from 1802 to 1810 Minister of War
- Antoine-François Andréossy (1761–1828), Napoleonic general
- Alexandre Soumet (1786–1845), writer and member of the Académie française
- Melchior de Marion-Brésillac (1813–1859), founder of the Society of Africa Missions
- Maria Theresia de Soubiran (1834–1889), founder of the order
- Antoine Marfan (1858–1942), French pediatrician
- Georges Canguilhem (1904–1995), philosopher and doctor
Parish partnership
- Marradi , Italy, since July 14, 1991
Individual evidence
Web links
- Website of the city of Castelnaudary
- Jean-François Benne: Castelnaudary: Un grand port sur le Canal du Midi. In: canaldumidi.com. August 2, 2003 (French).