Soupex

Soupex
region	Occitania
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Carcassonne
Canton	Le Bassin Chaurien
Community association	Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois
Coordinates	43 ° 23 '  N , 1 ° 54'  E 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