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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region
Seignalens
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| Coordinates: 43°06′00″N 1°58′17″E / 43.1°N 1.9714°ECoordinates: 43°06′00″N 1°58′17″E / 43.1°N 1.9714°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Limoux | |
| Canton | Alaigne | |
| Intercommunality | Coteaux du Razès | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Louis Cavicchiolo | |
| Area1 | 6.17 km2 (2.38 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 31 | |
| • Density | 5.0/km2 (13/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11375 / 11240 | |
| Elevation | 327–451 m (1,073–1,480 ft) (avg. 350 m or 1,150 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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Seignalens is a commune in the Aude department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France.
Demographics[edit]
In 2011, the town had 35 residents. The changes in the number of inhabitants is known through population censuses conducted in the town since 1793. From the twenty-first century, the actual census of municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants are held every five years, in contrast to other cities that have a sample survey each year.
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 58 | — |
| 1968 | 46 | −20.7% |
| 1975 | 43 | −6.5% |
| 1982 | 33 | −23.3% |
| 1990 | 19 | −42.4% |
| 1999 | 49 | +157.9% |
| 2008 | 31 | −36.7% |
Historic Sites and Monuments[edit]
- Church of the Invention de Saint-Etienne Romanesque, rebuilt (partly built with materials reused from the castle): choir vault Romanesque Gothic portal.
- A memorial to the dead was built thanks to a donation from the late Mr. Robert Vidal
