Montmaur (Aude)

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Montmaur
Montmaur coat of arms
Montmaur (France)
Montmaur
region Occitania
Department Aude
Arrondissement Carcassonne
Canton Le Bassin Chaurien
Community association Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois
Coordinates 43 ° 24 '  N , 1 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 24 '  N , 1 ° 51'  E
height 188-306 m
surface 12.61 km 2
Residents 307 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 24 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 11320
INSEE code

Montmaur is a French commune with 307 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 and the canton of Le Bassin Chaurien (until 2015: canton of Castelnaudary-Nord ). The inhabitants are called Montmaurais .

location

Montmaur is located about 39 kilometers southeast of Toulouse in the Lauragais . Neighboring municipalities of Montmaur are Mourvilles-Hautes in the north and northwest, Les Cassés in the north and northeast, Saint-Paulet in the east, Soupex and Airoux in the southeast, Montferrand in the south, Avignonet-Lauragais in the west and southwest and Rieumajou in the west.

The community is located on Via Tolosana , one of the four historic " Way of the Pilgrims of St. James in France ".

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 318 290 241 228 242 266 306 325
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Baudile church, a historic monument since 1948
  • Montmaur Castle, Monument historique since 1926
  • Valès Castle

Web links

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