Arrondissement of Carcassonne

Carcassonne
Location within the region Occitanie
Location within the region Occitanie
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAude
No. of communes186
PrefectureCarcassonne
Area
2,309.7 km2 (891.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
163,034
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
INSEE code111

The arrondissement of Carcassonne is an arrondissement of France in the Aude department in the Occitanie région. Its INSEE code is 111 and its capital city is Carcassonne. It has 186 communes.[2] Its population is 159,539 (2016), and its area is 2,309.7 km2 (891.8 sq mi).[3]

It is the northernmost of the arrondissements of the department. The main cities in the arrondissement are Carcassonne (47,068 inhabitants in 2012), Castelnaudary (11,748 inhabitants) and Trèbes (5,280 inhabitants).[4]

  1. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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  3. ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
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