Canton of Couiza

Former canton of Couiza
region	Languedoc-Roussillon
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Limoux
main place	Couiza
Dissolution date	March 29, 2015
Residents	4,049 (Jan 1, 2012)
Population density	16 inhabitants / km²
surface	258.64 km²
Communities	22nd
INSEE code	1113
Location of the canton of Couiza in the Aude department

The Canton of Couiza was 2015 a French canton in the department of Aude in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon . It comprised 22 parishes in the Arrondissement of Limoux ; its main town (French: chef-lieu ) was Couiza . The nationwide changes in the composition of the cantons resulted in its dissolution in March 2015.

The canton was 258.64 km² and last had 4049 inhabitants (as of 2012), which corresponded to a population density of 16 inhabitants per km². It was on average at 421  m , between 211  m in Montazels and 1227  m in Bugarach.

Communities

The canton consisted of 22 municipalities:

local community	Population  (as of 2017)	Code postal	Code Insee
Antugnac	268	11190	11010
Arques	254	11190	11015
Bugarach	228	11190	11055
Camps-sur-l'Agly	55	11190	11065
Cassaignes	56	11190	11073
Couiza	1111	11190	11103
Coustaussa	52	11190	11109
Cubières-sur-Cinoble	96	11190	11112
Fourtou	73	11190	11155
Luc-sur-Aude	246	11190	11209
Missègre	63	11580	11235
Montazels	560	11190	11240
Peyrolles	86	11190	11287
Rennes-le-Château	80	11190	11309
Rennes-les-Bains	205	11190	11310
Roquetaillade-et-Conilhac	277	11300	11323
La Serpent	92	11190	11376
Serres	65	11190	11377
Sougraigne	112	11190	11381
Terroles	17th	11580	11389
Valmigère	17th	11580	11402

Population development

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
3033	3572	3503	3511	3814	3611	3829	4049