Puilaurens
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Aude | |
Arrondissement | Limoux | |
Canton | La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude | |
Community association | Pyrénées Audoises | |
Coordinates | 42 ° 49 ′ N , 2 ° 18 ′ E | |
height | 399-1,420 m | |
surface | 33.38 km 2 | |
Residents | 271 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 8 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 11140 | |
INSEE code | 11302 | |
View from the castle to Lapradelle |
Puilaurens is a French commune with 271 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aude department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Limoux and the canton of La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude .
geography
The municipality is located around 60 kilometers west of Perpignan and 45 kilometers south of Carcassonne on the border with the neighboring department of Pyrénées-Orientales . Neighboring municipalities to Puilaurens are:
- Saint-Julia-de-Bec in the north,
- Saint-Louis-et-Parahou in the northeast,
- Candiès-de-Fenouillèdes in the east,
- Fenouillet and Gincla in the southeast,
- Salvezines in the south,
- Axat in the west as well
- Saint-Martin-Lys and Belvianes-et-Cavirac to the northwest.
The municipality extends north and south of the main valley, which runs east through the Fenouillèdes , a former comarca of northern Catalonia . The Boulzane River ends here its upper reaches coming from the south and also swings to the east.
There are three larger settlements: The place Puilaurens itself is the historical center, which was created for strategic reasons in the southern mountainous region below the Puilaurens castle . Lapradelle is a modern settlement that lies directly in the main valley and also houses the municipal administration, the place Lavagnac is on the northern side of the valley. The municipality also likes to call itself Lapradelle-Puilaurens , although this is not the official name.
Transport links
The commune is mainly served by the D117 département road which runs from Perpignan to Quillan . A railway line runs in the same relation, but today it is only of touristic importance and ends behind Axat at the Saint-Martin-Lys gorge .
Population development
year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2016 |
Residents | 378 | 257 | 222 | 219 | 236 | 258 | 268 |
Attractions
- Château de Puilaurens , Cathar fortress from the 10th century - Monument historique
- Tourist train Train du Pays Cathare et du Fenouillèdes with railway viaduct at Lapradelle
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Château de Puilaurens in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)