Caux-et-Sauzens

CountryFrance

Area

¹

9 km² (3.5 sq mi)

Population

(2023)^[2]

1,025

Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)

Caux-et-Sauzens
Commune
The town hall and church in Caux-et-Sauzens
Coat of arms
Location of Caux-et-Sauzens
Caux-et-Sauzens Show map of France Caux-et-Sauzens Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°13′36″N 2°15′23″E / 43.2267°N 2.2564°E / 43.2267; 2.2564
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Carcassonne
Canton	La Malepère à la Montagne Noire
Intercommunality	Carcassonne Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Geneviève Raboul[1]
Area 1	9 km2 (3.5 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	1,025
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	11084 /11170
Elevation	103–177 m (338–581 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Caux-et-Sauzens (French pronunciation: [ko e sozɛ̃s] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Caus e Sausens) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Located 8 kilometres west of Carcassonne between the Montagne Noire and Malepère, at the crossroads of the old Roman roads to Toulouse and from Foix towards Ariège and Spain. The Canal du Midi runs between the Village of Caux and the Hamlet of Sauzens. Its inhabitants are known as Cauxois.