Arrondissement of Carcassonne

The arrondissement of Carcassonne is an arrondissement of France in the Occitanie region.  It is part of the Aude département. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Carcassonne.

History
When the Aude department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Carcassonne was part of that original department.

Geography
It is the largest in area of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of , and the one with more people living in it with 161,442 inhabitants and a density of  inhabitants/km².

The arrondissement of Carcassonne covers the northwestern part of the Aude department; it is surrounded by departments of the Occitanie region and is bordered to the north by the Tarn department, to the northeast by the Hérault department, to the east by the arrondissement of Narbonne, to the south by the Pyrénées-Orientales department, to the southwest by the arrondissement of Limoux, to the west by the Ariège department and to the northwest by the Haute-Garonne department.

Composition
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 Carcassonne, there are 7 cantons whose communes are in the arrondissement but 3 that have communes in other arrondissements,  as can be seen in the following table:

+ Communes in the cantons by arrondissements INSEEcodeCantonCarcassonne  LimouxNarbonne  Total 1101  La Piège au Razès 46 26  72 1102  Carcassonne-1 part of Carcassonne  part of Carcassonne 1103  Carcassonne-2 6 + part of Carcassonne 2  8 + part of Carcassonne 1104  Carcassonne-3 6 + part of Carcassonne   6 + part of Carcassonne 1105  Le Bassin Chaurien 22   22 1107  Les Corbières 24  30 54 1110  La Malpère à la Montagne Noire 27   27 1115  Le Haut-Minervois 23   23 1118  La Montagne d'Alaric 30   30 1119  La Vallée de l'Orbiel 22   22

Communes
The arrondissement of Carcassonne has 207 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

 Aigues-Vives (11001)
 Airoux (11002)
 Alairac (11005)
 Albières (11007)
 Alzonne (11009)
 Aragon (11011)
 Arquettes-en-Val (11016)
 Arzens (11018)
 Auriac (11020)
 Azille (11022)
 Badens (11023)
 Bagnoles (11025)
 Baraigne (11026)
 Barbaira (11027)
 Belflou (11030)
 Belpech (11033)
 Berriac (11037)
 Blomac (11042)
 Bouilhonnac (11043)
 Bouisse (11044)
 Bram (11049)
 Brousses-et-Villaret (11052)
 Cabrespine (11056)
 Cahuzac (11057)
 Capendu (11068)
 Carcassonne (11069)
 Carlipa (11070)
 Castans (11075)
 Castelnaudary (11076)
 Caudebronde (11079)
 Caunes-Minervois (11081)
 Caunettes-en-Val (11083)
 Caux-et-Sauzens (11084)
 Cavanac (11085)
 Cazalrenoux (11087)
 Cazilhac (11088)
 Cenne-Monestiés (11089)
 Citou (11092)
 Comigne (11095)
 Conques-sur-Orbiel (11099)
 Couffoulens (11102)
 Cumiès (11114)
 Cuxac-Cabardès (11115)
 Davejean (11117)
 Dernacueillette (11118)
 Douzens (11122)
 Fajac-en-Val (11133)
 Fajac-la-Relenque (11134)
 Fanjeaux (11136)
 Fendeille (11138)
 Floure (11146)
 Fonters-du-Razès (11149)
 Fontiers-Cabardès (11150)
 Fontiès-d'Aude (11151)
 Fournes-Cabardès (11154)
 Fraisse-Cabardès (11156)
 Félines-Termenès (11137)
 Gaja-la-Selve (11159)
 Generville (11162)
 Gourvieille (11166)
 Issel (11175)
 La Cassaigne (11072)
 La Force (11153)
 La Louvière-Lauragais (11208)
 La Pomarède (11292)
 La Redorte (11190)
 La Tourette-Cabardès (11391)
 Labastide-Esparbairenque (11180)
 Labastide-d'Anjou (11178)
 Labastide-en-Val (11179)
 Labécède-Lauragais (11181)
 Lacombe (11182)
 Lafage (11184)
 Lagrasse (11185)
 Lairière (11186)
 Lanet (11187)
 Laprade (11189)
 Laroque-de-Fa (11191)
 Lasbordes (11192)
 Lastours (11194)
 Laurabuc (11195)
 Laurac (11196)
 Laure-Minervois (11198)
 Lavalette (11199)
 Les Brunels (11054)
 Les Cassés (11074)
 Les Ilhes (11174)
 Les Martys (11221)
 Lespinassière (11200)
 Leuc (11201)
 Limousis (11205)
 Malves-en-Minervois (11215)
 Marquein (11218)
 Marseillette (11220)
 Mas-Cabardès (11222)
 Mas-Saintes-Puelles (11225)
 Mas-des-Cours (11223)
 Massac (11224)
 Mayreville (11226)
 Mayronnes (11227)
 Miraval-Cabardes (11232)
 Mireval-Lauragais (11234)
 Molandier (11236)
 Molleville (11238)
 Montauriol (11239)
 Montclar (11242)
 Montferrand (11243)
 Montirat (11248)
 Montjoi (11250)
 Montlaur (11251)
 Montmaur (11252)
 Montolieu (11253)
 Montréal (11254)
 Monze (11257)
 Moussoulens (11259)
 Mouthoumet (11260)
 Moux (11261)
 Mézerville (11231)
 Orsans (11268)
 Palairac (11271)
 Palaja (11272)
 Payra-sur-l'Hers (11275)
 Pech-Luna (11278)
 Pennautier (11279)
 Pexiora (11281)
 Peyrefitte-sur-l'Hers (11283)
 Peyrens (11284)
 Peyriac-Minervois (11286)
 Pezens (11288)
 Plaigne (11290)
 Plavilla (11291)
 Pradelles-Cabardès (11297)
 Pradelles-en-Val (11298)
 Preixan (11299)
 Puginier (11300)
 Puichéric (11301)
 Pécharic-et-le-Py (11277)
 Pépieux (11280)
 Raissac-sur-Lampy (11308)
 Ribaute (11311)
 Ribouisse (11312)
 Ricaud (11313)
 Rieux-Minervois (11315)
 Rieux-en-Val (11314)
 Roquecourbe-Minervois (11318)
 Roquefère (11319)
 Rouffiac-d'Aude (11325)
 Roullens (11327)
 Rustiques (11330)
 Saint-Amans (11331)
 Saint-Couat-d'Aude (11337)
 Saint-Denis (11339)
 Saint-Frichoux (11342)
 Saint-Gaudéric (11343)
 Saint-Julien-de-Briola (11348)
 Saint-Martin-Lalande (11356)
 Saint-Martin-des-Puits (11354)
 Saint-Martin-le-Vieil (11357)
 Saint-Michel-de-Lanès (11359)
 Saint-Papoul (11361)
 Saint-Paulet (11362)
 Saint-Pierre-des-Champs (11363)
 Saint-Sernin (11365)
 Sainte-Camelle (11334)
 Sainte-Eulalie (11340)
 Saissac (11367)
 Salles-sur-l'Hers (11371)
 Sallèles-Cabardès (11368)
 Salsigne (11372)
 Salza (11374)
 Serviès-en-Val (11378)
 Souilhanels (11382)
 Souilhe (11383)
 Soulatgé (11384)
 Soupex (11385)
 Talairan (11386)
 Taurize (11387)
 Termes (11388)
 Tournissan (11392)
 Trassanel (11395)
 Trausse (11396)
 Trèbes (11397)
 Tréville (11399)
 Ventenac-Cabardès (11404)
 Verdun-en-Lauragais (11407)
 Vignevieille (11409)
 Villalier (11410)
 Villanière (11411)
 Villar-en-Val (11414)
 Villardonnel (11413)
 Villarzel-Cabardès (11416)
 Villasavary (11418)
 Villautou (11419)
 Villedubert (11422)
 Villegailhenc (11425)
 Villegly (11426)
 Villemagne (11428)
 Villemoustaussou (11429)
 Villeneuve-Minervois (11433)
 Villeneuve-la-Comptal (11430)
 Villeneuve-lès-Montréal (11432)
 Villepinte (11434)
 Villerouge-Termenès (11435)
 Villesiscle (11438)
 Villespy (11439)
 Villesèquelande (11437)
 Villetritouls (11440)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  Canton  Intercommunality 11069  Carcassonne  45,941  
 Carcassonne-1
 Carcassonne-2
 Carcassonne-3 Carcassonne Agglo 11076  Castelnaudary  11,096  Bassin Chaurien  Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois 11397  Trèbes  5,498  Montagne d'Alaric  Carcassonne Agglo 11429  Villemoustaussou  4,322  Vallée de l'Orbiel  Carcassonne Agglo 11049  Bram  3,308  Piège au Razès  Piège-Lauragais-Malepère

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Aude department
 Communes of the Aude department
 List of arrondissements of France

References

Carcassonne