Capendu

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Capendu
Commune
Ruins of the chateau
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 43°11′06″N 2°33′37″E / 43.185°N 2.5603°E / 43.185; 2.5603Coordinates: 43°11′06″N 2°33′37″E / 43.185°N 2.5603°E / 43.185; 2.5603
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Carcassonne
Canton	La Montagne d'Alaric
Intercommunality	Carcassonne Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Busto
Area 1	15.12 km2 (5.84 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	1,473
• Density	97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	11068 /11700
Elevation	59–461 m (194–1,512 ft) (avg. 83 m or 272 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Capendu (French pronunciation: [kapɑ̃dy] (listen); Occitan: Campendut) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Etymology[]

Mentioned in the form Campendud 1071. Occitan “sloping field”, “inclined field”. Fortuitous homophony with Capendu, hamlet of Blainville-Crevon (Seine-Maritime) which means “hung cat”. Armorial bearings

History[]

One finds potteries dating about 20.000 years ago in the Mayrac locality. The traces reveal a Roman camp site near the placement of the windmill of Roque Del Die (Occitan for Rock of God).

Population[]

Events[]

For seven years, FestiVoix, organized by the community of communes, has invited choral societies and artists.

See also[]

• Corbières AOC
• Communes of the Aude department

References[]

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