Leuc
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Carcassonne | |
| Canton | Carcassonne-2 | |
| Community association | Carcassonne Agglo | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 9 ′ N , 2 ° 19 ′ E | |
| height | 124-341 m | |
| surface | 11.28 km 2 | |
| Residents | 849 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 75 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 11250 | |
| INSEE code | 11201 | |
 View of the entrance to Leuc |
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Leuc is a municipality with 849 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in southern France and a prefecture of the Aude department . It belongs to the municipality of Carcassonne Agglo , to the Arrondissement of Carcassonne and to the canton of Carcassonne-2 (until 2015: canton of Carcassonne-1 ). The inhabitants are called Leucois .
geography
Leuc is about seven kilometers south of the city center of Carcassonne . The Lauquet flows through the municipality . Leuc is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Cavanac in the north, Palaja in the north-east, Villefloure in the east, Ladern-sur-Lauquet in the south-east, Verzeille in the south and Couffoulens in the west and north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 431 | 427 | 387 | 529 | 629 | 577 | 601 | 774 |
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Attractions
- Romanesque chapel Saint-Laurent
- Leuc Castle, Monument historique since 1948
economy
Mainly wine of the appellation Cité de Carcassonne is produced here.
