Marqueine
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Carcassonne | |
| Canton | La Piège au Razès | |
| Community association | Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 18 ′ N , 1 ° 44 ′ E | |
| height | 210-311 m | |
| surface | 5.49 km 2 | |
| Residents | 82 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 15 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 11410 | |
| INSEE code | 11218 | |
Marquein is a French commune with 82 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aude department in the Occitanie region (before 2016 Languedoc-Roussillon ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Carcassonne , to the canton of La Piège au Razès (until 2015 Salles-sur-l'Hers ) and to the municipality of Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois . The inhabitants are called Marqueinois .
geography
Marquein is located about 20 kilometers west of Castelnaudary in the Lauragais countryside on the border with the neighboring Haute-Garonne department . The neighboring municipalities of Marquein are Caignac in the north and northwest, Saint-Michel-de-Lanès in the northeast, Salles-sur-l'Hers in the east, Fajac-la-Relenque in the south and Gibel (Haute-Garonne) in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 107 | 85 | 53 | 42 | 42 | 59 | 71 | 82 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Saturnin Church
- Marquein Castle from the 16th century, monument historique since 1972
- Cross, monument historique since 1948
