Caux-et-Sauzens

Caux-et-Sauzens
The town hall and church in Caux-et-Sauzens
The town hall and church in Caux-et-Sauzens
Coat of arms of Caux-et-Sauzens
Location of Caux-et-Sauzens
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Caux-et-Sauzens is located in France
Caux-et-Sauzens
Caux-et-Sauzens
Caux-et-Sauzens is located in Occitanie
Caux-et-Sauzens
Caux-et-Sauzens
Coordinates: 43°13′36″N 2°15′23″E / 43.2267°N 2.2564°E / 43.2267; 2.2564
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementCarcassonne
CantonLa Malepère à la Montagne Noire
IntercommunalityCarcassonne Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Geneviève Raboul[1]
Area
1
9 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,001
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
11084 /11170
Elevation103–177 m (338–581 ft)
(avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Caux-et-Sauzens (French pronunciation: [ko e sozɛ̃s] ; Occitan: Caus e Sausens) 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.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.