Castelnaudary
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Location within Occitanie region
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| Coordinates: 43°19′09″N 1°57′16″E / 43.3192°N 1.9544°ECoordinates: 43°19′09″N 1°57′16″E / 43.3192°N 1.9544°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Carcassonne | |
| Intercommunality | Castelnaudary Lauraguais Audois | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Patrick Maugard (PS) | |
| Area1 | 47.72 km2 (18.42 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 11,544 | |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11076 / 11400 | |
| Elevation | 145–215 m (476–705 ft) (avg. 165 m or 541 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Castelnaudary (Occitan: Castèlnòu d'Arri) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region in south France. It is in the former province of the Lauragais and famous for cassoulet of which it claims to be the world capital, and of which it is a major producer.
Castelnaudary is a market town, and the capital of the territory of Lauragais. The town is located 50 kilometres (31 miles) southeast of Toulouse, about midway along the route from that city to the Mediterranean. This route has been used since at least Roman times, and today carries road, motorway (A61), rail and canal links. Castelnaudary is the main port of the Canal du Midi to which it owed a period of prosperity in the 17th century when agricultural and manufactured produce became easier to export. The Grand Bassin in the town is at 7 ha the largest open area of water in the canal, and is today its major pleasure port.
In Roman times the location of the town was a staging post on the Narbonne-Toulouse road, and called Sostomagus.
Castelnaudary comes from the Occitan Castèlnòu d'Arri, the Latin Castellum Novum Arri, or Arrius' new castle.
Its inhabitants are called Chauriens.
Moulin de Cugarel
Canal du Midi in Castelnaudary
Castelnaudary was the birthplace of:
The 4th Foreign Regiment of the French Foreign Legion has been based in Castelnaudary since 1976, and the base is open to the public on 30 April (Camerone Day) and at Christmas.
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