Couiza
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- This article is about the town and commune of Couiza in Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France.
| Commune of Couiza | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 02° 15' 22" E |
| Latitude | 42° 50' 34" N |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Limoux |
| Canton | Quillan |
| Mayor | Jean-Pierre Brilleaud |
| Statistics | |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Couiza is a large village and commune in the Aude département, in southwestern France.
Couiza is located at the foothills of the Pyrenees, on the road between Limoux, going towardsCarcassonne and Quillan, going towards Perpignan.
Couiza, at the top of the Haute Valley of the Aude, is at the foot of the hill leading to Rennes-le-Chateau and is on the Aude River.
The Ducs de Joyeuse is a castle in Couiza, which now runs as a hotel and restaurant. There is also a good tourist office, another restaurant, 2 patisseries and a post office. There is also a church in Couiza dedicated to St. Jean the Baptist. The area around Couiza is rich in historic and geographic interest.
[edit] Transportation
The railway line from Carcassonne runs here stopping in Limoux and Espéraza on the way but the service is limited. Leaving Couiza the main road (D117) leads to Perpignan. Down to Barcelona or up to Narbonne and the TGV lines across the South of France.
