Fanjeaux

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Fanjeaux
Commune
Near the old market hall in Fanjeaux
Coat of arms
Location of Fanjeaux
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Coordinates: 43°11′16″N 2°02′04″E / 43.1878°N 2.0344°E / 43.1878; 2.0344
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  (2021)[2]	872
• Density	34/km2 (89/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 (French pronunciation: [fɑ̃ʒo] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Fanjaus) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

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).