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.

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 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:

+ Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Limoux INSEEcode  CantonCarcassonne  Limoux  Narbonne  Total 1101  La Piège au Razès4626  72 1103  Carcassonne-26 + part of Carcassonne2  8 + part of Carcassonne 1109  Région-Limouxine35  35 1114  La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude84  84

Communes
The arrondissement of Limoux has 147 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

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

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  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

References

Limoux