Caux-et-Sauzens
| Caux-et-Sauzens | ||
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  Caux-et-Sauzens | ||
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Location within Occitanie region  Caux-et-Sauzens | ||
| Coordinates: 43°13′36″N 2°15′23″E / 43.2267°N 2.2564°ECoordinates: 43°13′36″N 2°15′23″E / 43.2267°N 2.2564°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Carcassonne | |
| Canton | Alzonne | |
| Intercommunality | Carcassonnais | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Angel Esteban | |
| Area1 | 9 km2 (3 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 774 | |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11084 / 11170 | |
| Elevation |
103–177 m (338–581 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Caux-et-Sauzens 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.
History
The hamlet of Sauzens and the village Caux joined to form Caux et Sauzens during the French revolution in 1791.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 508 | — |
| 1800 | 504 | −0.8% |
| 1806 | 531 | +5.4% |
| 1821 | 507 | −4.5% |
| 1831 | 465 | −8.3% |
| 1836 | 487 | +4.7% |
| 1841 | 488 | +0.2% |
| 1846 | 493 | +1.0% |
| 1851 | 508 | +3.0% |
| 1856 | 496 | −2.4% |
| 1861 | 446 | −10.1% |
| 1866 | 422 | −5.4% |
| 1872 | 432 | +2.4% |
| 1876 | 422 | −2.3% |
| 1881 | 520 | +23.2% |
| 1886 | 540 | +3.8% |
| 1891 | 527 | −2.4% |
| 1896 | 553 | +4.9% |
| 1901 | 551 | −0.4% |
| 1906 | 556 | +0.9% |
| 1911 | 522 | −6.1% |
| 1921 | 503 | −3.6% |
| 1926 | 524 | +4.2% |
| 1931 | 556 | +6.1% |
| 1936 | 505 | −9.2% |
| 1946 | 507 | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 510 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 450 | −11.8% |
| 1968 | 429 | −4.7% |
| 1975 | 516 | +20.3% |
| 1982 | 594 | +15.1% |
| 1990 | 705 | +18.7% |
| 1999 | 739 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 776 | +5.0% |
See also
References
External links
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- Official website (French)
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