Saint-Papoul | |
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![]() A general view of Saint-Papoul | |
Coordinates: 43°19′56″N 2°02′12″E / 43.3322°N 2.0367°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Aude |
Arrondissement | Carcassonne |
Canton | Le Bassin chaurien |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Serge Ourliac[1] |
Area 1 | 26.48 km2 (10.22 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 849 |
• Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 11361 /11400 |
Elevation | 139–405 m (456–1,329 ft) (avg. 159 m or 522 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Papoul (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ papul] ; Languedocien: Sant Pàpol) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
History
[edit]The town of Saint-Papoul was founded during the 8th century when an abbey was established here, dedicated to Saint Papulus.[3]
The diocese of Saint-Papoul, of which Saint-Papoul Cathedral was the center, was created an episcopal see by John XXII in 1317.[4]
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 602 | — |
1968 | 617 | +2.5% |
1975 | 678 | +9.9% |
1982 | 673 | −0.7% |
1990 | 762 | +13.2% |
1999 | 770 | +1.0% |
2008 | 778 | +1.0% |
Literature
[edit]Saint-Papoul is a location mentioned briefly in the M.R. James short ghost story Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book published in Ghost Stories of an Antiquary in 1904
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Saint-Papoul Abbey". Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Carcassonne". newadvent.org. Retrieved 1 August 2016.