Mouthoumet
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Mouthoumet Motomet |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Narbonne | |
| Canton | Les Corbières | |
| Community association | Région Lézignanaise, Corbières et Minervois | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 58 ′ N , 2 ° 32 ′ E | |
| height | 400-704 m | |
| surface | 13.73 km 2 | |
| Residents | 107 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 8 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 11330 | |
| INSEE code | 11260 | |
| Website | www.mouthoumet.fr | |
 Alley in Mouthoumet |
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Mouthoumet ( Occitan: Motomet) is a French commune with 107 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aude department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Narbonne and the canton of Les Corbières .
geography
The municipality is located in the highlands of the Haute Corbières , around 60 kilometers southwest of Narbonne and 70 kilometers southeast of Carcassonne , on a rocky plateau also known as the Massif de Mouthoumet . Neighboring communities are Vignevieille in the north, Termes in the northeast, Laroque-de-Fa in the east and south, Auriac in the southwest, Lanet in the west and Salza in the northwest.
The place itself is located approximately in the center of the municipality, on a hill, so that the western part of the municipality drains in a north-westerly direction and the eastern part in a north-easterly direction. It is a large number of small streams, but all of them are eventually collected by the Orbieu River and passed on to the Aude .
Transport links
The community is located away from national traffic routes. The only regional transport connection is through the D613 département road , which runs from Narbonne to Cuiza .
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2016 |
| Residents | 92 | 71 | 102 | 65 | 86 | 111 | 108 |
Attractions
- Church of Saint Julien and Sainte Basilisse Romanesque origin
economy
Mouthoumet is dominated by agriculture, but is located on a poorly productive stretch of land where goats and sheep are mainly raised. The goat's milk cheese produced here belongs to the protected AOC Pélardon brand .
Web links
- Official website of the municipality (French)