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 Occitanie
Department Aude
Arrondissement Carcassonne
Canton Lagrasse
Intercommunality Canton of Lagrasse
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Pierre Maisonnade
Area1 15.89 km2 (6.14 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 164
 • Density 10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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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