Lauraguel

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Lauraguel
Lauraguel Coat of Arms
Lauraguel (France)
Lauraguel
region Occitania
Department Aude
Arrondissement Limoux
Canton La Piège au Razès
Community association Limouxin
Coordinates 43 ° 6 ′  N , 2 ° 11 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 6 ′  N , 2 ° 11 ′  E
height 166-286 m
surface 7.01 km 2
Residents 609 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 87 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 11300
INSEE code
Website http://www.lauraguel.fr/

Lauraguel ( identical in Occitan ) is a southern French municipality with 609 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the center of the Aude department in the Occitania region (before 2016 Languedoc-Roussillon ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement Limoux (until 2017 Limoux ) and the canton La Piège au Razès (until 2015 Alaigne ). The inhabitants are called Lauraguélois .

location

Lauraguel is located on the southeastern edge of the Lauragais in the former county of Razès, about 21 kilometers southwest of Carcassonne . Lauraguel is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Malviès in the north, Saint-Martin-de-Villeregan in the east, Gaja-et-Villedieu in the south, Pauligne in the south-west and Routier in the west and north-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 350 404 368 431 416 461 507 645
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-André church

Web links

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