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Carcassonne. For other uses, see Carcassonne (disambiguation). 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Carcassonne[ a ] is a French fortified city in the department of Aude, region of Occitania. It is the prefecture of the department.
The highest temperature recorded by Météo-France in metropolitane France was 46.0 °C, measured in Vérargues, Hérault, on 28 June 2019, making France the sixth-highest-temperature country in Europe. [102] The lowest temperature recorded by Météo France in mainland France was −36.7 °C, measured at Mouthe in Doubs on 13 January 1968. [103]
The Cité de Carcassonne (Occitan: Ciutat de Carcassona [siwˈtat de kaɾkaˈsunɔ]) is a medieval citadel located in the French city of Carcassonne, in the Aude department, Occitania region. It is situated on a hill on the right bank of the river Aude, in the south-eastern part of the city proper. The citadel was restored at the end of the ...
Aude was the first department in France to transmit such power, from its plants at Alet-les-Bains and Quillan. Joachim Estrade established the first electricity company in France, the Southern Power Transmission Company (SMTF), in 1901. Its plant at Axat-Saint-Georges supplied the cities of Carcassonne and Narbonne at 20 kilovolts.
Architecture. Type. church. Style. Gothic and romanesque. The Basilica of Saints Nazarius and Celsus (French: Basilique des Saints Nazaire et Celse) is a Roman Catholic minor basilica located in the citadel of Carcassonne, France. It is a national monument, and is in the Gothic - Romanesque architectural tradition.
163,034. • Density. 71/km 2 (180/sq mi) INSEE code. 111. The arrondissement of Carcassonne is an arrondissement of France in the Aude department in the Occitanie région. Its INSEE code is 111 and its capital city is Carcassonne. It has 186 communes. [2] Its population is 159,539 (2016), and its area is 2,309.7 km 2 (891.8 sq mi).
Carcassonne Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonne) is a cathedral and designated national monument in Carcassonne, France. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Carcassonne and Narbonne. The building was built in the thirteenth century as a parish church, dedicated to Saint Michael. Following war damage in the ...
Temperature Location Date Recorded References 46.0 °C (114.8 °F) Verargues, Hérault: June 28, 2019 [1]45.9 °C (114.6 °F) Gallargues-le-Montueux, Gard: June 28, 2019