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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region
Cruscades
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| Coordinates: 43°11′32″N 2°49′03″E / 43.1922°N 2.8175°ECoordinates: 43°11′32″N 2°49′03″E / 43.1922°N 2.8175°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Narbonne | |
| Canton | Lézignan-Corbières | |
| Intercommunality | Région Lézignanaise | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Claude Morassutti | |
| Area1 | 9.65 km2 (3.73 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 489 | |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11111 / 11200 | |
| Elevation | 26–50 m (85–164 ft) (avg. 38 m or 125 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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Cruscades is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
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Population[edit]
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1934 | 447 | — |
| 1962 | 349 | −21.9% |
| 1968 | 374 | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 341 | −8.8% |
| 1982 | 290 | −15.0% |
| 1990 | 289 | −0.3% |
| 1999 | 324 | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 489 | +50.9% |
Geography[edit]
The village lies on the left bank of the Orbieu, which forms most of the commune's southern border.
