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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region
Espezel
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| Coordinates: 42°49′21″N 2°01′20″E / 42.8225°N 2.0222°ECoordinates: 42°49′21″N 2°01′20″E / 42.8225°N 2.0222°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Limoux | |
| Canton | Belcaire | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Sault | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | François Lacroix | |
| Area1 | 14.31 km2 (5.53 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 209 | |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11130 / 11340 | |
| Elevation | 733–1,100 m (2,405–3,609 ft) (avg. 900 m or 3,000 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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Espezel is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
Population[edit]
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 407 | — |
| 1968 | 334 | −17.9% |
| 1975 | 279 | −16.5% |
| 1982 | 228 | −18.3% |
| 1990 | 201 | −11.8% |
| 1999 | 208 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 209 | +0.5% |
