Caux-et-Sauzens

Caux-et-Sauzens (French pronunciation: [ko e sozɛ̃s] ; Occitan: Caus e Sausens) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Caux-et-Sauzens
The town hall and church in Caux-et-Sauzens
Location of Caux-et-Sauzens
Caux-et-Sauzens
Caux-et-Sauzens
Coordinates: 43°13′36″N 2°15′23″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementCarcassonne
CantonLa Malepère à la Montagne Noire
IntercommunalityCarcassonne Agglo
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Geneviève Raboul
Area
1
9 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
1,001
  Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
11084 /11170
Elevation103–177 m (338–581 ft)
(avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Located 8 kilometres west of Carcassonne between the Montagne Noire and Malepère, at the crossroads of the old Roman roads to Toulouse and from Foix towards Ariège and Spain. The Canal du Midi runs between the Village of Caux and the Hamlet of Sauzens. Its inhabitants are known as Cauxois.

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