Arrondissement of Limoux

The **arrondissement of Limoux** is an arrondissement of France.  It is part of the Aude _département_ in the Occitanie region. Its capital, and subprefecture of the department, is the city of Limoux.

## History

When the Aude department was created on 17 February 1800, the _arrondissement_ of Limoux was part of that original department.

## Geography

It is the southernmost of the _arrondissements_ of the department, with an area of , with a population of 44,467 inhabitants and a density of  inhabitants/km².

The _arrondissement_ of Limoux is bordered to the north and east by the _arrondissement_ of Carcassonne, to the south by the Pyrénées-Orientales department, and to the west by the Ariège department.

### Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the _arrondissements_ so they could have _communes_ that belong to different _arrondissements_.

In the _arrondissement_ of Limoux, there are 2 cantons whose _communes_ are in the _arrondissement_ and 2 that has some of its "communes" in other "arrondissements",  as can be seen in the following table:

|INSEE code || Canton||Carcassonne || Limoux || Narbonne || Total||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1101|La Piège au Razès|46|26||72|
|1103|Carcassonne-2|6 + part of Carcassonne|2||8 + part of Carcassonne|
|1109|Région-Limouxine||35||35|
|1114|La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude||84||84|

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Limoux has 147 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes):

1. Ajac <small>(11003)</small>
1. Alaigne <small>(11004)</small>
1. Alet-les-Bains <small>(11008)</small>
1. Antugnac <small>(11010)</small>
1. Arques <small>(11015)</small>
1. Artigues <small>(11017)</small>
1. Aunat <small>(11019)</small>
1. Axat <small>(11021)</small>
1. Belcaire <small>(11028)</small>
1. Belcastel-et-Buc <small>(11029)</small>
1. Belfort-sur-Rebenty <small>(11031)</small>
1. Bellegarde-du-Razès <small>(11032)</small>
1. Belvèze-du-Razès <small>(11034)</small>
1. Belvianes-et-Cavirac <small>(11035)</small>
1. Belvis <small>(11036)</small>
1. Bessède-de-Sault <small>(11038)</small>
1. La Bezole <small>(11039)</small>
1. Bouriège <small>(11045)</small>
1. Bourigeole <small>(11046)</small>
1. Le Bousquet <small>(11047)</small>
1. Brézilhac <small>(11051)</small>
1. Brugairolles <small>(11053)</small>
1. Bugarach <small>(11055)</small>
1. Cailhau <small>(11058)</small>
1. Cailhavel <small>(11059)</small>
1. Cailla <small>(11060)</small>
1. Cambieure <small>(11061)</small>
1. Campagna-de-Sault <small>(11062)</small>
1. Campagne-sur-Aude <small>(11063)</small>
1. Camps-sur-l'Agly <small>(11065)</small>
1. Camurac <small>(11066)</small>
1. Cassaignes <small>(11073)</small>
1. Castelreng <small>(11078)</small>
1. Caunette-sur-Lauquet <small>(11082)</small>
1. Cépie <small>(11090)</small>
1. Chalabre <small>(11091)</small>
1. Le Clat <small>(11093)</small>
1. Clermont-sur-Lauquet <small>(11094)</small>
1. Comus <small>(11096)</small>
1. Conilhac-de-la-Montagne <small>(11097)</small>
1. Corbières <small>(11100)</small>
1. Coudons <small>(11101)</small>
1. Couiza <small>(11103)</small>
1. Counozouls <small>(11104)</small>
1. Cournanel <small>(11105)</small>
1. Courtauly <small>(11107)</small>
1. La Courtète <small>(11108)</small>
1. Coustaussa <small>(11109)</small>
1. Cubières-sur-Cinoble <small>(11112)</small>
1. La Digne-d'Amont <small>(11119)</small>
1. La Digne-d'Aval <small>(11120)</small>
1. Donazac <small>(11121)</small>
1. Escouloubre <small>(11127)</small>
1. Escueillens-et-Saint-Just-de-Bélengard <small>(11128)</small>
1. Espéraza <small>(11129)</small>
1. Espezel <small>(11130)</small>
1. Fa <small>(11131)</small>
1. La Fajolle <small>(11135)</small>
1. Fenouillet-du-Razès <small>(11139)</small>
1. Ferran <small>(11141)</small>
1. Festes-et-Saint-André <small>(11142)</small>
1. Fontanès-de-Sault <small>(11147)</small>
1. Fourtou <small>(11155)</small>
1. Gaja-et-Villedieu <small>(11158)</small>
1. Galinagues <small>(11160)</small>
1. Gardie <small>(11161)</small>
1. Gincla <small>(11163)</small>
1. Ginoles <small>(11165)</small>
1. Gramazie <small>(11167)</small>
1. Granès <small>(11168)</small>
1. Greffeil <small>(11169)</small>
1. Hounoux <small>(11173)</small>
1. Joucou <small>(11177)</small>
1. Ladern-sur-Lauquet <small>(11183)</small>
1. Lasserre-de-Prouille <small>(11193)</small>
1. Lauraguel <small>(11197)</small>
1. Lignairolles <small>(11204)</small>
1. Limoux <small>(11206)</small>
1. Loupia <small>(11207)</small>
1. Luc-sur-Aude <small>(11209)</small>
1. Magrie <small>(11211)</small>
1. Malras <small>(11214)</small>
1. Malviès <small>(11216)</small>
1. Marsa <small>(11219)</small>
1. Mazerolles-du-Razès <small>(11228)</small>
1. Mazuby <small>(11229)</small>
1. Mérial <small>(11230)</small>
1. Missègre <small>(11235)</small>
1. Montazels <small>(11240)</small>
1. Montfort-sur-Boulzane <small>(11244)</small>
1. Montgradail <small>(11246)</small>
1. Monthaut <small>(11247)</small>
1. Montjardin <small>(11249)</small>
1. Nébias <small>(11263)</small>
1. Niort-de-Sault <small>(11265)</small>
1. Pauligne <small>(11274)</small>
1. Peyrefitte-du-Razès <small>(11282)</small>
1. Peyrolles <small>(11287)</small>
1. Pieusse <small>(11289)</small>
1. Pomas <small>(11293)</small>
1. Pomy <small>(11294)</small>
1. Puilaurens <small>(11302)</small>
1. Puivert <small>(11303)</small>
1. Quillan <small>(11304)</small>
1. Quirbajou <small>(11306)</small>
1. Rennes-le-Château <small>(11309)</small>
1. Rennes-les-Bains <small>(11310)</small>
1. Rivel <small>(11316)</small>
1. Rodome <small>(11317)</small>
1. Roquefeuil <small>(11320)</small>
1. Roquefort-de-Sault <small>(11321)</small>
1. Roquetaillade <small>(11323)</small>
1. Routier <small>(11328)</small>
1. Rouvenac <small>(11329)</small>
1. Saint-Benoît <small>(11333)</small>
1. Saint-Couat-du-Razès <small>(11338)</small>
1. Sainte-Colombe-sur-Guette <small>(11335)</small>
1. Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers <small>(11336)</small>
1. Saint-Ferriol <small>(11341)</small>
1. Saint-Hilaire <small>(11344)</small>
1. Saint-Jean-de-Paracol <small>(11346)</small>
1. Saint-Julia-de-Bec <small>(11347)</small>
1. Saint-Just-et-le-Bézu <small>(11350)</small>
1. Saint-Louis-et-Parahou <small>(11352)</small>
1. Saint-Martin-Lys <small>(11358)</small>
1. Saint-Martin-de-Villereglan <small>(11355)</small>
1. Saint-Polycarpe <small>(11364)</small>
1. Salvezines <small>(11373)</small>
1. Seignalens <small>(11375)</small>
1. La Serpent <small>(11376)</small>
1. Serres <small>(11377)</small>
1. Sonnac-sur-l'Hers <small>(11380)</small>
1. Sougraigne <small>(11381)</small>
1. Terroles <small>(11389)</small>
1. Tourreilles <small>(11394)</small>
1. Tréziers <small>(11400)</small>
1. Val-de-Lambronne <small>(11080)</small>
1. Valmigère <small>(11402)</small>
1. Véraza <small>(11406)</small>
1. Verzeille <small>(11408)</small>
1. Villardebelle <small>(11412)</small>
1. Villar-Saint-Anselme <small>(11415)</small>
1. Villarzel-du-Razès <small>(11417)</small>
1. Villebazy <small>(11420)</small>
1. Villefloure <small>(11423)</small>
1. Villefort <small>(11424)</small>
1. Villelongue-d'Aude <small>(11427)</small>

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|11206|Limoux|10,275|Région Limouxine|Limouxin|
|11304|Quillan|3,384|Haute-Vallée de l'Aude|Pyrénées Audoises|
|11129|Espéraza|1,960|Haute-Vallée de l'Aude|Pyrénées Audoises|
|11103|Couiza|1,107|Haute-Vallée de l'Aude|Limouxin|
|11091|Chalabre|1,107|Haute-Vallée de l'Aude|Pyrénées Audoises|
|11289|Pieusse|1,016|Région Limouxine|Limouxin|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Aude department
- Communes of the Aude department
- List of arrondissements of France

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Limoux
- **insee**: 112
- **nbcomm**: 138
- **prefecture**: n
- **seat**: Limoux
- **area**: 1727.3
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Limoux 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Occitanie