Lagrasse

Lagrasse
Coat of arms
Lagrasse
Location within Occitanie region  Lagrasse
Coordinates: 43°05′28″N 2°37′10″E / 43.091°N 2.6195°E / 43.091; 2.6195Coordinates: 43°05′28″N 2°37′10″E / 43.091°N 2.6195°E / 43.091; 2.6195
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Carcassonne
Canton	Lagrasse
Intercommunality	Canton de Lagrasse
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	René Ortega
Area1	32.2 km2 (12.4 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	599
• Density	19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	11185 / 11220
Elevation	82–586 m (269–1,923 ft) (avg. 108 m or 354 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.

Lagrasse is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Lagrasse is part of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France association ("The most beautiful villages of France").

Lagrasse is about 30 km (19 mi) southeast of Carcassonne. It lies in the valley of the River Orbieu, at the foot of the Pyrenees.

Lagrasse dates from the time the abbey was built. Permission for the construction was given by Charlemagne in 783.

The two highlights of the village are the eponymous Abbey and the bridges, although the narrow medieval streets of the village itself are also very attractive, and remains of the town walls can still be seen.

The region is renowned for the wine produced in the surrounding hills - this is the Corbières wine region, the largest wine-producing region in France.

The village is now home to numerous pottery workers and artists, and host numerous cultural and intellectual festivals such as "Le Banquet du Livre"