Saint-Papoul
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Saint-Papoul | |
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 Location of Saint-Papoul | |
  Saint-Papoul Location within France  Saint-Papoul Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 43°19′56″N 2°02′12″E / 43.3322°N 2.0367°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Carcassonne |
| Canton | Le Bassin chaurien |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Serge Ourliac[1] |
Area 1 | 26.48 km2 (10.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 835 |
| • Density | 31.5/km2 (81.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11361 /11400 |
| Elevation | 139–405 m (456–1,329 ft) (avg. 159 m or 522 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Papoul (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ papul] ⓘ; Languedocien: Sant Pàpol) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
History
[edit]The town of Saint-Papoul was founded during the 8th century when an abbey was established here, dedicated to Saint Papulus.[3]
The diocese of Saint-Papoul, of which Saint-Papoul Cathedral was the center, was created an episcopal see by John XXII in 1317.[4]
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 617 | — |
| 1975 | 678 | +1.36% |
| 1982 | 673 | −0.11% |
| 1990 | 762 | +1.56% |
| 1999 | 770 | +0.12% |
| 2007 | 779 | +0.15% |
| 2012 | 760 | −0.49% |
| 2017 | 835 | +1.90% |
| 2023 | 835 | +0.00% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Literature
[edit]Saint-Papoul is a location mentioned briefly in the M.R. James short ghost story Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book published in Ghost Stories of an Antiquary in 1904
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Saint-Papoul Abbey". Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ↑ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Carcassonne". newadvent.org. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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