Carcassonne Penthouse
in the Languedoc, South of France
The Aude   The
département is named after the River
Aude, which flows through it north from the Pyrenees
to Carcassonne
and then east to the Mediterranean
Sea. It is divided into 3 arrondissements: Carcassonne
, Limoux
and Narbonne.
There are 34 cantons, of which 29 are separate towns.
The departmental number of the Aude (which you will find encoded
in French numbers — eg telephone numbers, post codes and
numbers on motor car vehicle registration plates) is 11.
In 1790, the département of Aude was formed from the
eastern part of the old province of Languedoc. Carcassonne,
the Aude département's capital, contains a picturesque
citadel (Cité
of Carcassonne) with its restored medieval fortifications
and buildings, including the Castle of the Viscounts of Carcassonne
(the
Château Comtal). Today, the Aude département
markets itself to tourists at Le Pays Cathare - Cathar Country
and with some reason. This area contains half a dozen so called
"Cathar Castles" with many others dotted around its
landward borders. On the east, the Aude département boarders the Gulf
of Lyon. To the south lies the département
of Pyrénées-Orientales. To the west are the
départements of Haute-Garonne and Ariège. To the
north is the département of Tarn; the département
of Hérault is to the northeast. Most of the Aude
département is drained by the Aude
River basin.
Cities: Carcassonne
(capital of the Aude), Narbonne
Towns: Castelnaudary, Espéraza
, Lagrasse,
Lavalette, Leucat, Lezignan-Corbieres, Limoux,
Montredon-des des-Corbières, La Redorte, Quillan, Trebes. Villages:
Alet-les-Bains , Rennes-le-Château Ports: Gruissan,
Sigean Attractions: Cathar
Castles (Arques,
Aguila,
Bram,
Lastours,
Puilaurens,
Termes),
Limoux
Carnival, Via
Domitia, Fontfroide Abbey, Lagrasse
Abbey, Saint-Papoul
Abbey, Saint-Hilaire
Abbey, Alet-les-Bains
Abbey Tourist offices: Click here.
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in the Aude Départment 
Click on the following for Naturist
Beaches, Resorts and Clubs in the Aude Départment
Click on the following for Museums
in the Aude Départment
Click on the following for Caves
and Grottos in the Aude Départment
Click on the following for Menhirs,
Dolmens and Megaliths in the Aude Départment
Click on the following for
Golf Courses in the Aude Click on the following link to find out What's
on in the Aude .
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