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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region
Fitou
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| Coordinates: 42°53′40″N 2°58′46″E / 42.8944°N 2.9794°ECoordinates: 42°53′40″N 2°58′46″E / 42.8944°N 2.9794°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Narbonne | |
| Canton | Sigean | |
| Intercommunality | Corbières en Méditerranée | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Alexis Armangau | |
| Area1 | 30.25 km2 (11.68 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)2 | 1,012 | |
| • Density | 33/km2 (87/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11144 / 11510 | |
| Elevation | 0–318 m (0–1,043 ft) (avg. 33 m or 108 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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Fitou is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
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Population[edit]
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 544 | — |
| 1968 | 555 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 537 | −3.2% |
| 1982 | 542 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 579 | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 676 | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 868 | +28.4% |
Wine[edit]
Fitou has a red wine appellation; see Fitou AOC.
