La Palme, Aude
Commune in Occitanie, France
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La Palme (French pronunciation: [la palm] ⓘ; Occitan: La Pauma, before 1995: Lapalme)[3] is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Its origins date at least to 805 AD, when the priory was given to the Abbey of La Grasse by Charlemagne.
La Palme | |
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 The church in La Palme | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of La Palme | |
  La Palme Location within France  La Palme Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 42°58′32″N 2°59′37″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Narbonne |
| Canton | Les Corbières Méditerranée |
| Intercommunality | Grand Narbonne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Paul Fauran[1] |
Area 1 | 27.47 km2 (10.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,995 |
| • Density | 72.62/km2 (188.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11188 /11480 |
| Elevation | 0–201 m (0–659 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 851 | — |
| 1975 | 865 | +0.23% |
| 1982 | 935 | +1.12% |
| 1990 | 1,009 | +0.96% |
| 1999 | 1,151 | +1.47% |
| 2007 | 1,469 | +3.10% |
| 2012 | 1,586 | +1.54% |
| 2017 | 1,693 | +1.31% |
| 2023 | 1,995 | +2.77% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
