Aude is a department in Southern France, located in the Occitanie region and named after the river Aude. The departmental council also calls it "Cathar Country" after a group of religious dissidents active in the 12th to 14th centuries.
The following is a list of the 433 communes of the Aude department of France.
The Aude is a river of southern France that is 224 kilometres (139 mi) long. Its source is in the Pyrenees mountains then runs to Carcassonne and finally reaches the Mediterranean Sea near Narbonne. The river is navigable by raft or canoe for nearly all of its length. It is registered as essential to the Languedoc-Roussillon region.
Fitou is a large French wine appellation in Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The dominant vine variety is Carignan which has to constitute 40% of any blend for that to qualify for the appellation. Grenache, Lladoner Pelut, Mourvèdre and Syrah are often blended with it. Muscat de Rivesaltes AOC, a vin doux naturel, also comes from the region.
The arrondissement of Carcassonne is an arrondissement of France in the Aude department in the Occitanie région. Its INSEE code is 111 and its capital city is Carcassonne. It has 186 communes. Its population is 163,034 (2021), and its area is 2,309.7 km2 (891.8 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Limoux is an arrondissement of France in the Aude department in the Occitanie région. Its INSEE code is 112 and its capital city is Limoux. It has 138 communes. Its population is 42,296 (2021), and its area is 1,727.3 km2 (666.9 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Béziers is an arrondissement of France in the Hérault department in the Occitanie région. Its INSEE code is 341 and its capital city is Béziers. It has 153 communes. Its population is 309,800 (2016), and its area is 3,091.2 km2 (1,193.5 sq mi).
The following is a list of the 19 cantons of the Aude department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
Corbières is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine in the Languedoc-Roussillon, France, and it is this region's largest AOC, responsible for 46 per cent of the region's AOC wine production in 2005. Red wine dominates the production in Corbières with almost 95 per cent, with 3.5 per cent rosé wine and 2 per cent white wine making up the balance. Carignan is the most common grape variety. The AOC was created in 1985, covers 13,500 hectares of vineyards and produces an average of 554,000 hectoliters of wine per year, corresponding to 74 million bottles.
Lézignan-Corbières is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Situated in the Corbières wine region not far from Narbonne, it has a Vine and Wine Museum.
Aigues-Vives is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
Albas is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
Argens-Minervois is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
Sigean is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. It formerly laid on Route nationale 9 between Narbonne and Perpignan, but RN 9 now bypasses the town of Sigean and is itself bypassed by the A9 autoroute.
The canton of Les Corbières is an administrative division of the Aude department, southern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Fabrezan.
The canton of Les Corbières Méditerranée is an administrative division of the Aude department, southern France. Its borders were not modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Sigean.
The canton of Le Lézignanais is an administrative division of the Aude department, southern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Lézignan-Corbières.
The canton of Le Sud-Minervois is an administrative division of the Aude department, southern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Sallèles-d'Aude.
Le Grand Narbonne is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Narbonne. It is located in the Aude department, in the Occitanie region, southern France. It was created in December 2002. Its seat is in Narbonne. Its area is 846.6 km2. Its population was 129,134 in 2017, of which 54,700 in Narbonne proper.
Carcassonne Agglo is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Carcassonne. It is located in the Aude department, in the Occitanie region, southern France. It was created in January 2013. Its seat is in Carcassonne. Its area is 1062.2 km2. Its population was 112,852 in 2017, of which 46,031 in Carcassonne proper.
