Routier (Aude)
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Routier Rotièr |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Limoux | |
| Canton | La Piège au Razès | |
| Community association | Limouxin | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 7 ' N , 2 ° 8' E | |
| height | 190-304 m | |
| surface | 11.27 km 2 | |
| Residents | 248 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 22 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 11240 | |
| INSEE code | 11328 | |
Routier ( Occitan : Rotièr ) is a southern French municipality with 248 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the center of the Aude department in the Occitania region (before 2016 Languedoc-Roussillon ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement Limoux (until 2017 Limoux ) and the canton La Piège au Razès (until 2015 Alaigne ). The inhabitants are called Rotiérois .
location
Routier is located on the southeastern edge of the Lauragais in the former county of Razès, about 26 kilometers southwest of Carcassonne . Routier is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Cambieure in the north, Brugairolles in the north-east, Malviès in the east and south-east, Lauraguel in the east and south-east, Pauligne in the south-east, Donazac in the south, Alaigne in the west and Belvèze-du-Razès in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 352 | 279 | 262 | 250 | 237 | 225 | 252 | 252 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Laurent church from the 13th century
- Routier Castle from the 16th century
Personalities
- Lazare Escarguel (1816-1893), politician
