Palaja

Palaja (French pronunciation: [palaʒa] (listen); Occitan: Palajan) is a small French town, located in the department of Aude in Occitanie region. It is part of the urban area of Carcassonne.

Palaja
The church in Palaja
Location of Palaja
Palaja
Palaja
Coordinates: 43°10′25″N 2°23′09″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementCarcassonne
CantonCarcassonne-2
IntercommunalityCarcassonne Agglo
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Thierry Lecina[1]
Area
1
14.69 km2 (5.67 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
2,398
  Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
11272 /11570
Elevation140–440 m (460–1,440 ft)
(avg. 123 m or 404 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

At the last census in 2015, Palaja had 2,277 inhabitants - called the Palajanese. Because of its proximity to the medieval city of Carcassonne and its privileged environment, the municipality of Palaja is renowned for its living environment, hiking trails and the many possible activities within a radius of five kilometres (golf, beach, acrobatic park, water sports centre, Australian park...). It represents the wealthy suburbs of Carcassonne.[3][4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962250    
1968269+7.6%
1975585+117.5%
19821,017+73.8%
19901,503+47.8%
19991,851+23.2%
20082,150+16.2%

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. "Carte: Habitants - Revenu moyen / Commune : Palaja - 11570 : avis, cartes et statistiques". www.kelquartier.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  4. "Dans l'Aude, les riches préfèrent la périphérie de Carcassonne et les retraités, le littoral". lindependant.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-08-28.


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