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Lasserre-de-Prouille

Coordinates: 43°10′49″N 2°05′01″E / 43.1803°N 2.0836°E / 43.1803; 2.0836
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Lasserre-de-Prouille
A general view of Lasserre-de-Prouille
A general view of Lasserre-de-Prouille
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Lasserre-de-Prouille is located in France
Lasserre-de-Prouille
Lasserre-de-Prouille
Lasserre-de-Prouille is located in Occitanie
Lasserre-de-Prouille
Lasserre-de-Prouille
Coordinates: 43°10′49″N 2°05′01″E / 43.1803°N 2.0836°E / 43.1803; 2.0836
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementCarcassonne
CantonLa Piège au Razès
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Eric Lannes[1]
Area
1
4.16 km2 (1.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
290
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
11193 /11270
Elevation197–302 m (646–991 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lasserre-de-Prouille (French pronunciation: [lasɛʁ pʁuj] ; Occitan: La Sèrra de Prolha) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Historically, the village is part of Lauragais, which is known as an area which produces woad and grenier à blé du Languedoc ("Languedoc's granary"). The climate is typically Mediterranean.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 189—    
1975 199+0.74%
1982 177−1.66%
1990 174−0.21%
1999 202+1.67%
2009 238+1.65%
2014 243+0.42%
2020 282+2.51%
2022 290+1.41%
Source: INSEE[3]

Geography

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The village is situated on the eastern end of a hill, culminating at Bon Majou at 305 metres above sea level.

Hydrology

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The village is located within the Rhone Mediterranean Corsica hydrological basin.[4] It is irrigated by the surrounding streams of the "Ruisseau de la Force", "Ruisseau de Rivals" and "Ruisseau de Pradel", which together form a drainage network 6km long.[5]

Transport

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Lasserre-de-Prouille is served by the Route Départementale 623, which links Castelnaudary to the north-west and Limoux to the south-east. The closest train station is in the village of Bram (11.5km).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ "Désoupage en territoires SDAGE/DCE du bassin Rhône-Méditerranée-Corse" (PDF). rhone-mediterranee.eaufrance.fr. October 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2021..
  5. ^ "Fiche communale de Lasserre-de-Prouille". le système d'information pour la gestion des eaux souterraines en Occitanie. Retrieved 8 December 2021..