Pradelles-Cabardès

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Pradelles-Cabardès

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Pradelles-Cabardès
Coordinates: 43°24′34″N 2°26′50″E / 43.4094°N 2.4472°E / 43.4094; 2.4472Coordinates: 43°24′34″N 2°26′50″E / 43.4094°N 2.4472°E / 43.4094; 2.4472
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon
Department Aude
Arrondissement Carcassonne
Canton Mas-Cabardès
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Serge Cazanave
Area
  Land1 20.61 km2 (7.96 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Population2 152
  Population2 Density 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 11297 / 11380
Elevation 520–1,207 m (1,706–3,960 ft)
(avg. 850 m or 2,790 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Pradelles-Cabardès is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Geography

It lies at the foot of the Pic de Nore.

There is a small reservoir, called Lac de Pradelles.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 198    
1968 223+12.6%
1975 187−16.1%
1982 183−2.1%
1990 153−16.4%
1999 160+4.6%
2008 152−5.0%

Economy

Historically, the village supplied blocks of ice to hotels before ice makers were available.

See also

References

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