Espéraza

Espéraza
Coat of arms
Espéraza
Location within Occitanie region  Espéraza
Coordinates: 42°56′10″N 2°13′17″E / 42.9361°N 2.2214°E / 42.9361; 2.2214Coordinates: 42°56′10″N 2°13′17″E / 42.9361°N 2.2214°E / 42.9361; 2.2214
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Limoux
Canton	Quillan
Intercommunality	Aude en Pyrénées
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Lafitte
Area1	10.52 km2 (4.06 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	2,101
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	11129 /11260
Elevation	229–480 m (751–1,575 ft) (avg. 244 m or 801 ft)
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.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Espéraza (Occitan: Esperasan) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

It lies on the Aude just north of the foothills of the Pyrenees.