Floure

Floure (French pronunciation: [fluʁ] ; Occitan: Flora) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. The journalist and writer Gaston Bonheur (1913–1980) is buried in Floure where he owned the castle.

Floure
A general view of Floure
Location of Floure
Floure
Floure
Coordinates: 43°11′02″N 2°29′27″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementCarcassonne
CantonLa Montagne d'Alaric
IntercommunalityCarcassonne Agglo
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Pierre Micheau
Area
1
4.25 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
418
  Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
11146 /11800
Elevation69–384 m (226–1,260 ft)
(avg. 77 m or 253 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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