Soupex
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Aude | |
Arrondissement | Carcassonne | |
Canton | Le Bassin Chaurien | |
Community association | Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 23 ' N , 1 ° 54' E | |
height | 162-224 m | |
surface | 7.37 km 2 | |
Residents | 246 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 33 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 11400 | |
INSEE code | 11385 | |
Soupex train station |
Soupex is a French commune with 246 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aude department in the Occitanie region (before 2016 Languedoc-Roussillon ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Carcassonne and the canton of Le Bassin Chaurien ( Castelnaudary-Nord until 2015 ). The inhabitants are called Soupexois .
Neighboring communities
Soupex is about 36 kilometers northwest of Carcassonne . Soupex is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Paulet in the north, Saint-Félix-Lauragais in the north-east, Puginier in the east, Souilhe in the east and south-east, Souilhanels in the south-east, Ricaud in the south, Airoux in the west and south-west and Montmaur in the north-west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 237 | 245 | 243 | 234 | 213 | 225 | 250 | 275 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Romanesque church
- Basque stele
- Soupex Castle, probably built at the beginning of the 13th century
Web links
Commons : Soupex - collection of images, videos and audio files