Saint-Pierre-des-Champs

Saint-Pierre-des-Champs

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Saint-Pierre-des-Champs

Coordinates: 43°03′34″N 2°36′20″E / 43.0594°N 2.6056°E / 43.0594; 2.6056Coordinates: 43°03′34″N 2°36′20″E / 43.0594°N 2.6056°E / 43.0594; 2.6056
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Aude
Arrondissement Carcassonne
Canton Lagrasse
Intercommunality Canton of Lagrasse
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Pierre Maisonnade
Area1 15.89 km2 (6.14 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 164
  Density 10/km2 (27/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 11363 / 11220
Elevation 133–520 m (436–1,706 ft)
(avg. 146 m or 479 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.

Saint-Pierre-des-Champs is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962121    
1968155+28.1%
1975152−1.9%
1982121−20.4%
1990134+10.7%
1999127−5.2%
2008164+29.1%

Geography

The commune is located in the Corbières mountains.

The village lies on the right bank of the Orbieu, which flows northeast through the western part of the commune.

See also

References

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