Molandier
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Molandier Molandièr |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Carcassonne | |
| Canton | La Piège au Razès | |
| Community association | Piège Lauragais Malepère | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 15 ′ N , 1 ° 43 ′ E | |
| height | 226-351 m | |
| surface | 19.84 km 2 | |
| Residents | 237 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 12 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 11420 | |
| INSEE code | 11236 | |
Molandier ( Occitan : Molandièr ) is a southern French municipality with 237 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aude department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Languedoc-Roussillon ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Carcassonne and the canton of La Piège au Razes (until 2015: canton Belpech ). The inhabitants are called Molandierais .
location
Molandier is the westernmost municipality in the Aude department. It is located about 35 kilometers west of Carcassonne in the southeast of the Lauragais landscape . The Hers-Vif flows through the municipality . Molandier is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Gibel in the north and north-west, Fajac-la-Relenque in the north and north-east, La Louvière-Lauragais and Mézerville in the east, Belpech in the south and south-east and Mazères in the west.
history
The Bastide of Molandier was founded in 1246.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 359 | 345 | 263 | 256 | 218 | 213 | 213 | 237 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church from the 14th century, historic monument since 1948
