Villesèquelande

Villesèquelande
Coat of arms
Villesèquelande
Location within Occitanie region  Villesèquelande
Coordinates: 43°14′18″N 2°13′56″E / 43.2383°N 2.2322°E / 43.2383; 2.2322Coordinates: 43°14′18″N 2°13′56″E / 43.2383°N 2.2322°E / 43.2383; 2.2322
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Carcassonne
Canton	Alzonne
Intercommunality	Cabardès-Canal du Midi
Government
• Mayor (2008–20114)	Jacques Brunel
Area1	5.35 km2 (2.07 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	811
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	11437 /11170
Elevation	104–160 m (341–525 ft) (avg. 119 m or 390 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.

Villesèquelande is a commune near Carcassonne in the Aude department in southern France. It is noted for the ancient field elm, the Ormeau Sully, allegedly planted by Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully in the early 17th century in front of the church in the village centre.