Quillan
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Limoux | |
| Canton | La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude | |
| Community association | Pyrénées Audoises | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 53 ' N , 2 ° 11' E | |
| height | 261-1,122 m | |
| surface | 34.63 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,258 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 94 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 11500 | |
| INSEE code | 11304 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-quillan.fr/ | |
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Quillan is a French commune in Arrondissement Limoux in the department of Aude in the region of Occitania in the foothills of the Pyrenees . It has 3,258 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).
structure
| District | former INSEE code |
Area (km²) | Population (2016) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brenac | 11050 | 13.66 | 221 |
| Quillan (administrative headquarters) | 11304 | 20.97 | 3,067 |
geography
Neighboring municipalities are Rouvenac and Puivert in the northwest, Fa in the north, Campagne-sur-Aude in the northeast, Saint-Ferriol and Saint-Julia-de-Bec in the east, Belvianes-et-Cavirac in the southeast, Quirbajou in the south, Coudons and Ginoles in the Southwest and Nébias in the west.
history
Quillan was a prominent city on the road between Carcassonne and Perpignan in the Middle Ages . Wood and other local products were brought to Carcassonne and the Canal du Midi via the River Aude .
The previous municipality was merged with Brenac to form the Commune nouvelle Quillan with effect from January 1, 2016 .
Population development
| local community | Population (Census) | ||||||||||
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| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2008 | 2011 | 2013 | 2016 | |
| Brenac | 213 | 205 | 200 | 204 | 213 | 203 | 199 | 194 | 207 | 214 | 221 |
| Quillan | 4,424 | 4,847 | 4,968 | 4,459 | 3,818 | 2,442 | 3,445 | 3,405 | 3,249 | 3,220 | 3,067 |
| Quillan | 4,637 | 5,052 | 5,168 | 4,663 | 4.031 | 2,645 | 3,644 | 3,599 | 3,456 | 3,434 | 3,288 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||||
The (total) population of the municipality of Quillan was determined by adding the municipalities that were independent until the end of 2015.
Personalities
- Jean Jacques Boudet (1837–1915), priest and writer
Web links
- Info website about Quillan (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population figures retrospectively from January 1, 2016