Title: Limoux Content: Limoux  is a French commune, a subprefecture in the Aude department. It is in the Occitanie region. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Limoux. ==Geography== Limoux is along the Aude river and is about due south of Carcassonne. The commune of Limoux has an area of . Its average altitude is and the city hall is an altitude of .  The commune of Limoux is surrounded by the communes: ===Climate=== The climate of Limoux, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - oceanic climate with warm summers. ==Population== The inhabitants of Limoux are known, in French, as Limouxins (women: Limouxines). With a population of 10,275, Limoux has a population density of inhabitants/km2. Evolution of the population in Limoux Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:500 height:373 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:15000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:5000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:2500 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1968 text:1968 bar:1975 text:1975 bar:1982 text:1982 bar:1990 text:1990 bar:1999 text:1999 bar:2006 text:2006 bar:2014 text:2014 PlotData= color:barra width:30 align:left bar:1968 from:0 till: 10824 bar:1975 from:0 till: 11101 bar:1982 from:0 till: 10206 bar:1990 from:0 till: 9665 bar:1999 from:0 till: 9411 bar:2006 from:0 till: 9680 bar:2014 from:0 till: 10275 PlotData= bar:1968 at: 10824 fontsize:S text: 10,824 shift:(-12,5) bar:1975 at: 11101 fontsize:S text: 11,101 shift:(-17,5) bar:1982 at: 10206 fontsize:S text: 10,206 shift:(-17,5) bar:1990 at: 9665 fontsize:S text: 9,665 shift:(-13,5) bar:1999 at: 9411 fontsize:S text: 9,411 shift:(-13,5) bar:2006 at: 9680 fontsize:S text: 9,680 shift:(-13,5) bar:2014 at: 10275 fontsize:S text: 10,275 shift:(-17,5) Limoux forms, with other 4 communes, the urban area of Limoux with a population of 12,883 inhabitants (2013) and an area of . This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Limoux, formed by 16 communes with a population of 15,560 inhabitants (2013) and an area of . == Administration == Limoux is a subprefecture of the Aude department, the capital of the arrondissement of Limoux and the administrative centre  of the canton La Région Limouxine, with 19,978 inhabitants (2014). It is part of the intercommunality Le Limouxin . === Twinned and partner towns === Limoux is twinned with: * Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, Catalonia, Spain ==Culture== 270px|thumb|right|The Carnival The town is well known for its wine called Limoux wine. It also has a Winter festival called Fècos. It is often called Carnaval de Limoux in France. It is usually between January and Easter. ===Markets=== * Weekly market every Friday (or Thursday if a public holiday falls on a Friday). * Flea market or Brocante the first Sunday of each month on the Promenade du Tivoli. * Evening markets on Tuesdays in July and August. ===Places of interest=== * The Musée Petiet (Tourist Information Office), * Musée du Piano (Museum of the piano) * CathaRama (a history of the Cathar movement). * Winery tours at Sieur d'Arques and Aimery. * Jardin aux Plantes la Bouichère - Flassian, 2 hectares of gardens which is home to various collections of increasingly rare plant varieties. ==Gallery== File:Eglise- StMartinLimoux-041212.jpg|Saint-Martin de Limoux church. File:Basilique-ND-de- Marceille.jpg|Notre Dame de Marceille Basilica. File:Hôtel de ville de Limoux001.JPG|Limoux town hall. File:France Limoux lycee Jacques Ruffie.JPG|Jacques Ruffie school. ==Related pages== * Arrondissement of Limoux * Communes of the Aude department