Canton of Alaigne

Former Canton of Alaigne
region	Languedoc-Roussillon
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Limoux
main place	Alaigne
Dissolution date	March 29, 2015
Residents	5,341 (Jan 1, 2012)
Population density	29 inhabitants / km²
surface	184.26 km²
Communities	26th
INSEE code	1101
Location of the canton of Alaigne in the Aude department

The canton of Alaigne was a French canton in the Aude département and in the Languedoc-Roussillon region until 2015 . It included 26 parishes in the Limoux arrondissement ; its main town (French: chef-lieu ) was Alaigne . The nationwide changes in the composition of the cantons resulted in its dissolution in March 2015.

The canton was 184.26 km² and last had 5341 inhabitants (as of 2012), which corresponded to a population density of 29 inhabitants per km². It was on average at 282  m , between 166  m in Lauraguel and 560  m in Pomy.

Communities

The canton consisted of 26 municipalities:

local community	Population  (as of 2017)	Code postal	Code Insee
Alaigne	326	11240	11004
Bellegarde-du-Razès	238	11240	11032
Belvèze-du-Razès	868	11240	11034
Brézilhac	174	11270	11051
Brugairolles	273	11300	11053
Cailhau	266	11240	11058
Cailhavel	132	11240	11059
Cambieure	304	11240	11061
La Courtète	45	11240	11108
Donazac	109	11240	11121
Escueillens-et-Saint- Just-de-Bélengard	156	11240	11128
Fenouillet-du-Razès	85	11240	11139
Ferran	111	11240	11141
Gramazia	117	11240	11167
Hounoux	136	11240	11173
Lasserre-de-Prouille	267	11270	11193
Lauraguel	609	11300	11197
Lignairolles	43	11240	11204
Malviès	369	11300	11216
Mazerolles-du-Razès	154	11240	11228
Montgradail	47	11240	11246
Monthaut	38	11240	11247
Pomy	59	11300	11294
Routier	248	11240	11328
Seignalens	32	11240	11375
Villarzel-du-Razès	103	11300	11417

Population development

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
4446	5004	4489	4442	4406	4382	4785	5341