Pexiora
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Pexiora Puègsiuran |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Carcassonne | |
| Canton | La Piège au Razès | |
| Community association | Piège Lauragais Malepère | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 16 ' N , 2 ° 2' E | |
| height | 130-160 m | |
| surface | 13.16 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,226 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 93 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 11150 | |
| INSEE code | 11281 | |
| Website | http://www.pexiora.fr/ | |
Pexiora ( Occitan : Puègsiuran ) is a municipality with 1,226 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the west of the Aude department in the Occitania region of southern France (before 2016: Languedoc-Roussillon ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Carcassonne and the canton of La Piège au Razès (until 2015: Canton Castelnaudary-Sud ). The inhabitants are called Pexioranais .
location
Pexiora is about 25 kilometers west-northwest of Carcassonne . The Canal du Midi is located on the northern edge of the municipality . Pexiora is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Martin-Lalande in the north and north-west, Lasbordes in the north, Villepinte in the east and north-east, Villasavary in the south and Laurabuc in the west and south-west.
The A62 autoroute runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 849 | 854 | 753 | 751 | 709 | 814 | 966 | 1,299 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Blaiseau church from the 14th century
- lock
- Windmills
Saint Blaise Church
Windmills
Personalities
- Bernard Cadenat (1853–1930), politician (SFIO), Mayor of Marseille
