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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region
Palaja
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| Coordinates: 43°10′25″N 2°23′09″E / 43.1736°N 2.3858°ECoordinates: 43°10′25″N 2°23′09″E / 43.1736°N 2.3858°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Carcassonne | |
| Canton | Carcassonne-Est | |
| Intercommunality | Carcassonnais | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Alain Casellas | |
| Area1 | 14.69 km2 (5.67 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 2,150 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11272 / 11570 | |
| Elevation | 140–440 m (460–1,440 ft) (avg. 123 m or 404 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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Palaja is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
Population[edit]
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 250 | — |
| 1968 | 269 | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 585 | +117.5% |
| 1982 | 1,017 | +73.8% |
| 1990 | 1,503 | +47.8% |
| 1999 | 1,851 | +23.2% |
| 2008 | 2,150 | +16.2% |
