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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region
Preixan
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| Coordinates: 43°08′49″N 2°17′23″E / 43.1469°N 2.2897°ECoordinates: 43°08′49″N 2°17′23″E / 43.1469°N 2.2897°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Carcassonne | |
| Canton | Montréal, Aude | |
| Intercommunality | Carcassonnais | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Daniel Barcelo | |
| Area1 | 8.56 km2 (3.31 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 517 | |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11299 / 11250 | |
| Elevation | 122–341 m (400–1,119 ft) (avg. 165 m or 541 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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Preixan is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
Population[edit]
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 377 | — |
| 1968 | 403 | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 378 | −6.2% |
| 1982 | 365 | −3.4% |
| 1990 | 431 | +18.1% |
| 1999 | 445 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 517 | +16.2% |
