Villepinte (Aude)
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Villepinte Vilapinta |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Carcassonne | |
| Canton | La Piège au Razès | |
| Community association | Piège Lauragais Malepère | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 17 ' N , 2 ° 5' E | |
| height | 124-202 m | |
| surface | 15.4 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,303 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 85 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 11150 | |
| INSEE code | 11434 | |
Villepinte ( Occitan : Vilapinta ) is a French commune with 1,303 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aude department in the Occitanie region . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Carcassonne and the canton of La Piège au Razès (until 2015: Canton Castelnaudary-Sud ). The inhabitants are called Villepintois .
location
Villepinte is located about 23 kilometers west-northwest of Carcassonne on the Canal du Midi and the Fresquel River and its tributary Tréboul . Villepinte is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lasbordes in the north and northwest, Villespy in the north, Carlipa in the northeast, Saint-Martin-le-Vieil in the east and northeast, Bram in the south, Villasavary in the southwest and Pexiora in the west and southwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 820 | 771 | 762 | 916 | 1,017 | 1,024 | 1,212 | 1,267 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church, monument historique since 1949
