Pieusse
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Limoux | |
| Canton | La Région Limouxine | |
| Community association | Limouxin | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 5 ' N , 2 ° 14' E | |
| height | 147-387 m | |
| surface | 12.92 km 2 | |
| Residents | 987 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 76 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 11300 | |
| INSEE code | 11289 | |
| Website | http://www.pieusse.fr/ | |
Pieusse is a municipality with 987 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the French department of Aude in Occitania (before 2016 Languedoc-Roussillon ). It belongs to the canton of La Region Limouxine (until 2015 Saint-Hilaire ) in the arrondissement of Limoux . The inhabitants are called Pieussans .
geography
Pieusse is located about 20 kilometers south-southwest of Carcassonne on the Aude . Pieusse is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Cépie in the north and northwest, Pomas in the north and northeast, Saint-Hilaire in the east and northeast, Gardie in the east, Villar-Saint-Anselme in the southeast, Limoux in the south and Saint-Martin-de-Villereglan in the West and northwest.
history
Pieusse was one of the Cathar centers in the Middle Ages.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 459 | 458 | 532 | 697 | 877 | 906 | 927 | 1.012 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Genest church from the 11th century, historic monument since 2003
- Saint-André church from the 11th century, monument historique since 1951
- Saint-Jammes church ruins
- Pieusse Castle , built from 1140 to 1145, monument historique since 1989
Personalities
- Joseph Delteil (1894–1978), writer, grew up here
Saint-Genest church
Pieusse Castle
