Carcassonne is located fifty miles south-east of Toulouse in the Aude region of France. The fortress occupies land near the Pyrenees Mountain range and formerly bordered the Spanish region of Aragon.
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The County of Carcassonne (Occitan: Comtat de Carcassona) was a medieval fiefdom controlling the city of Carcassonne, France, and its environs.
Carcassonne
City in France
Carcassonne, a hilltop town in southern France’s Languedoc area, is famous for its medieval citadel, La Cité, with numerous watchtowers and double-walled fortifications. The first walls were built in Gallo-Roman times, with major additions made in...
Population: 45,996 (2015)
Area: 25.13 mi²
Area1: 65.08 km2 (25.13 sq mi)
Canton: Carcassonne-1, 2 and 3
Department: Aude
Elevation: 81–250 m (266–820 ft); (avg. 111 m or 364 ft)
INSEE/Postal code: 11069 /11000