La Force, Aude
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La Force | |
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Coordinates: 43°11′41″N 2°05′40″E / 43.1947°N 2.0944°ECoordinates: 43°11′41″N 2°05′40″E / 43.1947°N 2.0944°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Department | Aude |
Arrondissement | Carcassonne |
Canton | La Piège au Razès |
Intercommunality | Piège Lauragais Malepère |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean Marc Albert Georges Estrem |
Area 1 | 4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 232 |
• Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 11153 /11270 |
Elevation | 158–233 m (518–764 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
La Force (French pronunciation: [la fɔʁs] (listen); Occitan: La Fòrça) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
It is recognised as the smallest circulade or circular village in France.
The maire in 2020 is Jean Marc Albert Georges Estrem.
Population[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 143 | — |
1968 | 154 | +7.7% |
1975 | 128 | −16.9% |
1982 | 129 | +0.8% |
1990 | 140 | +8.5% |
1999 | 187 | +33.6% |
2008 | 186 | −0.5% |
See also[]
- Communes of the Aude department
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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