Cucugnan

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Cucugnan
Cucugnan Coat of Arms
Cucugnan (France)
Cucugnan
region Occitania
Department Aude
Arrondissement Narbonne
Canton Les Corbières
Community association Corbières Salanque Méditerranée
Coordinates 42 ° 51 ′  N , 2 ° 36 ′  E 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
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