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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Carcassonne
|name = Carcassonne
|native name = Carcassona
|native name = ''Carcassona''
|commune status = [[Prefectures in France|Prefecture]] and [[Communes of France|commune]]
|image = Carcassonne-vignes.jpg
|region = Languedoc-Roussillon
|image = 1 carcassonne aerial 2016.jpg
|caption = Panorama of the [[Cité de Carcassonne]]
|department = Aude
|image coat of arms = Blason Carcassonne Ville Haute 11.svg
|arrondissement = Carcassonne
|arrondissement = Carcassonne
|canton = [[Canton of Carcassonne-1|Carcassonne-1]], [[Canton of Carcassonne-2|2]] and [[Canton of Carcassonne-3|3]]
|canton =
|INSEE = 11069
|INSEE = 11069
|postal code = 11000
|postal code = 11000
|mayor = Gérard Larrat<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.carcassonne.org/le-conseil-municipal |title=Le Conseil Municipale |publisher=Ville de Carcassonne |language= |accessdate=22 March 2017 |date= }}</ref>
|mayor = [[Jean-Claude Perez]] ([[Socialist Party (France)|PS]])
|term = 2008–2014
|term = 2014–2020
|intercommunality = Carcassonne
|intercommunality = Carcassonne
|latitude = 43.2131
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|longitude = 2.352
|elevation m = 111
|elevation m = 111
|elevation min m = 81
|elevation min m = 81
|elevation max m = 250
|elevation max m = 250
|area km2 = 65.08
|area km2 = 65.08
|population = 47634
|population = 45941
|population date = 2008
|population date = 2014
|website = [http://www.carcassonne.org/ www.carcassonne.org]
}}
}}
'''Carcassonne''' ({{lang-oc|Carcassona}}) is a [[defensive wall|fortified]] [[France|French]] town, in the ''[[Aude|Aude département]]'' in the ''Languedoc''. It is separated into the fortified ''Cité de Carcassonne'' and the more expansive lower city, the ''ville basse''.


'''Carcassonne''' ({{lang-oc|Carcassona}}) is a [[Defensive wall|fortified]] [[France|French]] town, in the ''[[Aude|Aude département]]'', [[Occitanie]] [[Regions of France|region]]. It is separated into the fortified ''Cité de Carcassonne'' and the more expansive lower city, the ''ville basse''.
This [[bastide]], which was thoroughly restored from 1853 by the theorist and architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, was added to the [[UNESCO]] list of [[World Heritage Site]]s in [[1997]]. In [[1999]], the city had a population of 43.950 people.


This [[bastide]], which was thoroughly restored from 1853 by the theorist and architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, was added to the [[UNESCO]] list of [[World Heritage Site]]s in 1997.
== Geography ==


==History==
The town is 90&nbsp;km (56 miles) southeast of [[Toulouse]] in the gap between the [[Pyrenees]] and the [[Massif Central]] of France. Carcassonne is at the crossing of two major traffic routes: the route leading from the [[Atlantic]] to the [[Mediterranean]] and that from the Massif Central to Spain, skirting the Pyrenees. Both routes exist since [[ancient history]].
[[File:cathars expelled.JPG|200px|thumbnail|[[Cathar]]s being expelled from Carcassonne in 1209]]
[[Roman Empire|Romans]] fortified the hilltop of Carcassonne around 100 [[Anno Domini|BC]] and eventually made it the ''[[colonia]]'' of ''Julia Carsaco'', later ''Carcasum''. The main part of the lower courses of the northern [[Defensive wall|ramparts]] dates from [[Gallo-Roman culture|Gallo-Roman]] times.


In 462 the Romans officially left and the [[Visigoths|Visigothic]] king [[Theodoric II]] built more [[fortification]]s at Carcassonne, some of them still stand. In 760, [[Pepin the Short|Pippin]] was unable to take Carcassonne, although he was able to take most of the south of France.
== History ==


In 1067 Carcassonne became the property of Raimond Bernard Trencavel, [[Viscount]] of [[Albi]] and [[Nîmes]]. Carcassonne became famous in its role in the [[Albigensian Crusade]]s, when the city was a [[stronghold]] of Occitan Cathars. In August 1209 the crusading army of [[Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester|Simon de Montfort]] forced its citizens to surrender. He added to the fortifications. Carcassonne became a border citadel between France and [[Aragon]].
[[File:cathars expelled.JPG|thumb|150px|[[Cathar]]s being expelled from Carcassonne in [[1209]]]]
[[Roman Empire|Romans]] fortified the hilltop of Carcassonne around [[100 BC]] and eventually made it the ''[[colonia]]'' of ''Julia Carsaco'', later ''Carcasum''. The main part of the lower courses of the northern [[Defensive wall|ramparts]] dates from [[Gallo-Roman culture|Gallo-Roman]] times.


==Geography==
In 462 the Romans officially left and the [[Visigoths|Visigothic]] king [[Theodoric II]] built more [[fortification]]s at Carcassonne, some of them still stand.
Carcassonne is at about {{Convert|90|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of [[Toulouse]] in the space between the [[Pyrenees]] and the [[Massif Central]] of France. It is at the crossing of two major traffic routes: the route leading from the [[Atlantic]] to the [[Mediterranean]] and that from the Massif Central to Spain, skirting the Pyrenees. Both routes exist since [[ancient history]].
In 760, Pippin was unable to take Carcassonne, although he was able to most of the south of France.


The ''commune'' is in the [[valley]] of the [[Aude (river)|Aude]] [[river]]. Another river that flows through the city is the [[Fresquel]] river. The [[Canal du Midi]] also flows through the ''commune''.
In 1067 Carcassonne became the property of Raimond Bernard Trencavel, [[viscount]] of [[Albi]] and [[Nîmes]].
Carcassonne became famous in its role in the [[Albigensian Crusade]]s, when the city was a [[stronghold]] of occitan cathars. In August 1209 the crusading army of [[Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester|Simon de Montfort]] forced its citizens to surrender. He added to the fortifications. Carcassonne became a border citadel between France and [[Aragon]].


The ''commune'' of Carcassonne has an area of {{Convert|65.1|km2|sqmi|abbr=on }},<ref name="insee-geo">{{cite web |url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1405599?geo=COM-11069 |title=Commune de Carcassonne (11069) |work=Comparateur de territoire |publisher=Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE |format= |language=French |accessdate=22 March 2017 |date= }}</ref> and its average [[altitude]] is {{Convert|111|m|ft|abbr=on}}; at the [[City and town halls|city hall]], the altitude is {{Convert|110|m|ft|abbr=on }}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.map-france.com/Carcassonne-11000/ |title=City of Carcassonne |publisher=Map-France.com |language= |accessdate=16 July 2015 |date= }}</ref>
=== The fortified city ===

[[File:Carcasssonne vieux pont.jpg|thumb|500px|left|The fortified city of Carcassonne and the Pont Vieux crossing the [[Aude]] river]]
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The fortifications consist of a double ring of ramparts and 53 towers. 1849 the architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc took over restoration works.
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The ''commune'' of Carcassonne is surrounded by the ''communes'':

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Carcassonne
|North = [[Villemoustaussou]]
|Northeast = [[Villalier]]<br />[[Villedubert]]
|East = [[Berriac]]<br />[[Trèbes]]
|Southeast = [[Montirat, Aude|Montirat]]
|South = [[Cavanac]]<br />[[Cazilhac, Aude|Cazilhac]]<br />[[Palaja]]
|Southwest = [[Lavalette, Aude|Lavalette]]<br />[[Roullens]]<br />[[Alairac]]
|West = [[Caux-et-Sauzens]]
|Northwest = [[Pennautier]]<br />[[Pezens]]
}}

===Climate===
The climate of Carcassonne, in the [[Köppen climate classification]], is '''Cfb''' - [[oceanic climate]] with warm summers.

==Population==
The inhabitants of Carcassonne are known, in [[French language|French]], as ''Carcassonnais'' (women: ''Carcassonnaises '').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.habitants.fr/habitants_departement_aude_11.html |title=Aude (11) |publisher=habitants.fr |language=French |accessdate=16 July 2015 |date= }}</ref>

With a population of 45,941,<ref name=insee>{{cite web |url=http://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2525755/dep11.pdf |title=Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes |work= Populations légales 2014 |publisher=Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE |language=French |accessdate=22 March 2017|date= }}</ref> Carcassonne has a [[population density]] of {{Pop density|45941|65.08|km2|prec=0|disp=num}} inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>.

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'''Evolution of the population in Carcassonne'''
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Carcassonne forms, with other 2 ''communes'', the [[urban area]] of Carcassonne with a population of 49,257 inhabitants (2013) and an area of {{Convert|71.6|km2|sqmi|abbr=on }}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1405599?geo=UU2010-11501 |title=Unité urbaine de Carcassonne (11501) |work= Comparateur de territoire |publisher=Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE |format= |language=French |accessdate=22 March 2017|date= }}</ref> This urban area is the centre of the [[metropolitan area]] of Carcassonne, formed by 71 ''communes'' with a population of 98,318 inhabitants (2013) and an area of {{Convert|804.9|km2|sqmi|abbr=on }}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1405599?geo=AU2010-092 |title=Aire urbaine de Carcassonne (092) |work= Comparateur de territoire |publisher=Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE |format= |language=French |accessdate=22 March 2017|date= }}</ref>

=== Education ===
A campus of the [[École nationale de l'aviation civile]] (French civil aviation academy) is in Carcassonne.

== Administration ==
Carcassonne is the [[Prefectures in France|prefecture]] of the Aude department, the capital of the ''arrondissement'' of [[Arrondissement of Carcassonne|Carcassonne]] and the [[administrative centre]] ({{lang-fr|chef-lieu}}) of three [[Cantons of France|cantons]]:
* [[Canton of Carcassonne-1|Carcassonne-1]], with 15,128 inhabitants <small>(2014)</small>.
* [[Canton of Carcassonne-2|Carcassonne-2]], with 20,700 inhabitants <small>(2014)</small>.
* [[Canton of Carcassonne-3|Carcassonne-3]], with 21,479 inhabitants <small>(2014)</small>.

It is part of the [[Communes of France|intercommunality]] ''Carcassonne Agglo'' ({{lang-fr|Communauté d'agglomération Carcassonne Agglo}}).

=== Twinned and partner towns ===
Carcassonne is [[Twin town|twinned]] with:
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Eggenfelden]], [[Germany]]
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Baeza]], [[Spain]]
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Hargesheim]], [[Germany]]

==The fortified city==
<gallery mode="packed">
Carcassonne vieux pont.jpg|The fortified city of Carcassonne and the Pont Vieux crossing the [[Aude]] river
</gallery>
The fortifications consist of a double ring of ramparts and 53 towers. In 1849, the architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc took over restoration works.
At his death in 1879 his pupil Paul Boeswillwald, and later the architect Nodet continued the rehabilitation of Carcassonne. The restoration was strongly criticized during Viollet-le-Duc's lifetime because he made the error of using slates and restoring the roofs as pointed cones, where local practice was traditionally of tile roofing and low slopes, as in this region snow was very seldom. But today Viollet-le-Duc's work at Carcassonne is thought to be a work of genius, even if it is not exactly the same as it was.
At his death in 1879 his pupil Paul Boeswillwald, and later the architect Nodet continued the rehabilitation of Carcassonne. The restoration was strongly criticized during Viollet-le-Duc's lifetime because he made the error of using slates and restoring the roofs as pointed cones, where local practice was traditionally of tile roofing and low slopes, as in this region snow was very seldom. But today Viollet-le-Duc's work at Carcassonne is thought to be a work of genius, even if it is not exactly the same as it was.


== Education ==
==Transports==
* [[Carcassonne Airport]]
A campus of the [[École nationale de l'aviation civile]] (French civil aviation academy) is located in Carcassonne.


== Transports ==
==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
* [[Carcassonne Airport]]
Carcassonne JPG01.jpg|The [[Aude (river)|Aude]] river, the old bridge and the medieval city.
Carcassonne wall.jpg|[[Castle]] walls.
France carcassonne hotel de la cite.jpg|''Hôtel de la cité''.
Carcassonne JPG04.jpg|[[Basilica]] of St Nazarius and St Celsus.
</gallery>


==Related pages==
== Other websites ==
{{commons|Carcassonne|Carcassonne}}
* [[Arrondissement of Carcassonne]]
* [[Communes of the Aude department]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Other websites==
{{Commons}}
* [http://www.carcassonne.org/ Official website of the city of Carcassonne]
* [http://www.carcassonne.org/ Official website of the city of Carcassonne]
* [http://www.frenchentree.com/france-carcassonne/ Online resource for the Aude & Pyrénées-Orientales], including tourist information for Carcassonne
* [http://www.tourism-carcassonne.co.uk/ Office de tourisme de Carcassone]
* [http://www.frenchentree.com/france-carcassonne/ Online resource for the Aude & Pyrénées-Orientales] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070307022616/http://www.frenchentree.com/france-carcassonne/ |date=2007-03-07 }}, including tourist information for Carcassonne
* [http://www.carcassonne.culture.fr Cité de Carcassonne], from the French Ministry of Culture
* [http://www.carcassonne.culture.fr Cité de Carcassonne], from the French Ministry of Culture
* [http://www.midiphotobank.com/search/Carcassonne.html?page=1 Photographs of Carcassonne and the Region]
* [http://www.midiphotobank.com/search/Carcassonne.html?page=1 Photographs of Carcassonne and the Region]
* [http://www.socher.org/gallery2/v/France20052006/200603Carcassonne/ Many photos of Carcassonne]
* [http://www.socher.org/gallery2/v/France20052006/200603Carcassonne/ Many photos of Carcassonne] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070401090211/http://www.socher.org/gallery2/v/France20052006/200603Carcassonne/ |date=2007-04-01 }}
* [http://www.afranceattraction.com/france-attractions-ad/carcassonne.html Tourist attractions in Carcassonne]
* [http://www.afranceattraction.com/france-attractions-ad/carcassonne.html Tourist attractions in Carcassonne] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070307134304/http://www.afranceattraction.com/france-attractions-ad/carcassonne.html |date=2007-03-07 }}
* [http://www.carcassonne.aeroport.fr/ Official website of Carcassonne Airport] {{fr icon}}
* [http://www.carcassonne.aeroport.fr/ Official website of Carcassonne Airport] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227073903/http://www.carcassonne.aeroport.fr/ |date=2008-02-27 }} {{in lang|fr}}


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Latest revision as of 20:44, 31 March 2024

For other uses, see Carcassonne (disambiguation).
Carcassonne
Carcassona
Prefecture and commune
Panorama of the Cité de Carcassonne
Panorama of the Cité de Carcassonne
Coat of arms of Carcassonne
Coat of arms
Location of Carcassonne
Map
Carcassonne is located in France
Carcassonne
Carcassonne
Carcassonne is located in Occitanie
Carcassonne
Carcassonne
Coordinates: 43°13′N 2°21′E / 43.21°N 2.35°E / 43.21; 2.35
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementCarcassonne
CantonCarcassonne-1, 2 and 3
IntercommunalityCarcassonne
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Gérard Larrat[1]
Area
1
65.08 km2 (25.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
45,941
 • Density710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
11069 /11000
Elevation81–250 m (266–820 ft)
(avg. 111 m or 364 ft)
Websitewww.carcassonne.org
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Carcassonne (Occitan: Carcassona) is a fortified French town, in the Aude département, Occitanie region. It is separated into the fortified Cité de Carcassonne and the more expansive lower city, the ville basse.

This bastide, which was thoroughly restored from 1853 by the theorist and architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1997.

History

[change | change source]
Cathars being expelled from Carcassonne in 1209

Romans fortified the hilltop of Carcassonne around 100 BC and eventually made it the colonia of Julia Carsaco, later Carcasum. The main part of the lower courses of the northern ramparts dates from Gallo-Roman times.

In 462 the Romans officially left and the Visigothic king Theodoric II built more fortifications at Carcassonne, some of them still stand. In 760, Pippin was unable to take Carcassonne, although he was able to take most of the south of France.

In 1067 Carcassonne became the property of Raimond Bernard Trencavel, Viscount of Albi and Nîmes. Carcassonne became famous in its role in the Albigensian Crusades, when the city was a stronghold of Occitan Cathars. In August 1209 the crusading army of Simon de Montfort forced its citizens to surrender. He added to the fortifications. Carcassonne became a border citadel between France and Aragon.

Geography

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Carcassonne is at about 90 km (56 mi) southeast of Toulouse in the space between the Pyrenees and the Massif Central of France. It is at the crossing of two major traffic routes: the route leading from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean and that from the Massif Central to Spain, skirting the Pyrenees. Both routes exist since ancient history.

The commune is in the valley of the Aude river. Another river that flows through the city is the Fresquel river. The Canal du Midi also flows through the commune.

The commune of Carcassonne has an area of 65.1 km2 (25.1 sq mi),[2] and its average altitude is 111 m (364 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 110 m (360 ft).[3]

Carcassonne and its neighboring communes
Map of the commune of Carcassonne

The commune of Carcassonne is surrounded by the communes:

Climate

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The climate of Carcassonne, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - oceanic climate with warm summers.

Population

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The inhabitants of Carcassonne are known, in French, as Carcassonnais (women: Carcassonnaises ).[4]

With a population of 45,941,[5] Carcassonne has a population density of 706 inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Carcassonne

Carcassonne forms, with other 2 communes, the urban area of Carcassonne with a population of 49,257 inhabitants (2013) and an area of 71.6 km2 (27.6 sq mi).[6] This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Carcassonne, formed by 71 communes with a population of 98,318 inhabitants (2013) and an area of 804.9 km2 (310.8 sq mi).[7]

Education

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A campus of the École nationale de l'aviation civile (French civil aviation academy) is in Carcassonne.

Administration

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Carcassonne is the prefecture of the Aude department, the capital of the arrondissement of Carcassonne and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of three cantons:

It is part of the intercommunality Carcassonne Agglo (French: Communauté d'agglomération Carcassonne Agglo).

Twinned and partner towns

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Carcassonne is twinned with:

The fortified city

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  • The fortified city of Carcassonne and the Pont Vieux crossing the Aude river
    The fortified city of Carcassonne and the Pont Vieux crossing the Aude river

The fortifications consist of a double ring of ramparts and 53 towers. In 1849, the architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc took over restoration works. At his death in 1879 his pupil Paul Boeswillwald, and later the architect Nodet continued the rehabilitation of Carcassonne. The restoration was strongly criticized during Viollet-le-Duc's lifetime because he made the error of using slates and restoring the roofs as pointed cones, where local practice was traditionally of tile roofing and low slopes, as in this region snow was very seldom. But today Viollet-le-Duc's work at Carcassonne is thought to be a work of genius, even if it is not exactly the same as it was.

Transports

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  • The Aude river, the old bridge and the medieval city.
    The Aude river, the old bridge and the medieval city.
  • Castle walls.
    Castle walls.
  • Hôtel de la cité.
    Hôtel de la cité.
  • Basilica of St Nazarius and St Celsus.
    Basilica of St Nazarius and St Celsus.
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References

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  1. ↑ "Le Conseil Municipale". Ville de Carcassonne. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Commune de Carcassonne (11069)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "City of Carcassonne". Map-France.com. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Aude (11)" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Unité urbaine de Carcassonne (11501)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Aire urbaine de Carcassonne (092)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 22 March 2017.

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