Tuchan

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Tuchan
Tuishan
Tuchan coat of arms
Tuchan (France)
Tuchan
region Occitania
Department Aude
Arrondissement Narbonne
Canton Les Corbières
Community association Corbières Salanque Méditerranée
Coordinates 42 ° 53 '  N , 2 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 53 '  N , 2 ° 43'  E
height 136-920 m
surface 59.52 km 2
Residents 786 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 13 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 11350
INSEE code

Tuchan

Tuchan ( Occitan : Tuishan ) is a municipality with 786 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in France . It is located in the Aude department in the Occitanie region . Tuchan is located in the geographic region of Corbières .

The inhabitants of the community are called Tuchanais .

Population development

year Residents
1962 1014
1968 862
1975 804
1982 814
1990 794
1999 803
2016 774

Viticulture

Part of the agricultural land is used for viticulture and the vineyards are within the protected designations of origin Corbières , Fitou and Muscat de Rivesaltes .

Attractions

  • Ruins of Aguilar Castle from the 12th and 15th centuries
  • Notre-Dame de Faste church from the 14th century

Web links

Commons : Tuchan  - collection of images, videos and audio files