Fanjeaux
Commune in Occitanie, France
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Fanjeaux (French pronunciation: [fɑ̃ʒo] ⓘ; Occitan: Fanjaus) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
Fanjeaux | |
|---|---|
 Near the old market hall in Fanjeaux | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Fanjeaux | |
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| Coordinates: 43°11′16″N 2°02′04″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Carcassonne |
| Canton | La Piège au Razès |
| Intercommunality | Piège Lauragais Malepère |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Aurélien Passemar[1] |
Area 1 | 25.49 km2 (9.84 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 885 |
| • Density | 34.7/km2 (89.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11136 /11270 |
| Elevation | 155–395 m (509–1,296 ft) (avg. 363 m or 1,191 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Fanjeaux is located west of Carcassonne. Between 1206 and 1215, Fanjeaux was the home of Saint Dominic, the founder of the Roman Catholic Church's Dominican Order, who preached to the Cathars in the area (see Catharism).
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 748 | — |
| 1968 | 776 | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 748 | −3.6% |
| 1982 | 778 | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 775 | −0.4% |
| 1999 | 770 | −0.6% |
| 2008 | 776 | +0.8% |
