Cucugnan
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Aude | |
Arrondissement | Narbonne | |
Canton | Les Corbières | |
Community association | Corbières Salanque Méditerranée | |
Coordinates | 42 ° 51 ′ N , 2 ° 36 ′ E | |
height | 218-822 m | |
surface | 15.33 km 2 | |
Residents | 123 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 8 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 11350 | |
INSEE code | 11113 | |
Website | Website of the community |
Cucugnan ( oc. Cucunhan ) is a municipality with 123 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in France . It is located in the Aude department in the Occitanie region . Cucugnan is located in the geographic region of Corbières .
Part of the agricultural land is used for viticulture and the vineyards are within the protected designation of origin Corbières .
The inhabitants of the municipality are called Cucugnanais .
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
Residents | 157 | 124 | 102 | 113 | 128 | 113 | 133 | 126 |
Attractions
At an altitude of 728 m above sea level is Quéribus , a fortress that was a refuge for many Cathars during the Albigensian Crusade . Among them was Bishop Benedict of Termes , who died in the fortress in 1231.
Trivia
The pastor of Cucugnan is the name of a story by Alphonse Daudet from Letters from My Mill .
Web links
Commons : Cucugnan - collection of images, videos and audio files