Fanjeaux

Fanjeaux (French pronunciation: [fɑ̃ʒo] (listen); Occitan: Fanjaus) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Fanjeaux
Near the old market hall in Fanjeaux
Location of Fanjeaux
Fanjeaux
Fanjeaux
Coordinates: 43°11′16″N 2°02′04″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementCarcassonne
CantonLa Piège au Razès
IntercommunalityPiège Lauragais Malepère
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Aurélien Passemar
Area
1
25.49 km2 (9.84 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
849
  Density33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
11136 /11270
Elevation155–395 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 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).

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962748    
1968776+3.7%
1975748−3.6%
1982778+4.0%
1990775−0.4%
1999770−0.6%
2008776+0.8%
Market hall

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