Floure
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Floure | |
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 A general view of Floure | |
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Location of Floure  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°11′02″N 2°29′27″E / 43.1839°N 2.4908°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Carcassonne |
| Canton | La Montagne d'Alaric |
| Intercommunality | Carcassonne Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Micheau[1] |
| Area 1 | 4.25 km2 (1.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 418 |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11146 /11800 |
| Elevation | 69–384 m (226–1,260 ft) (avg. 77 m or 253 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Floure (French pronunciation: [fluʁ] ⓘ; Occitan: Flora) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. The journalist and writer Gaston Bonheur (1913–1980) is buried in Floure where he owned the castle.
Population[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 98 | — |
| 1968 | 138 | +40.8% |
| 1975 | 137 | −0.7% |
| 1982 | 260 | +89.8% |
| 1990 | 255 | −1.9% |
| 1999 | 318 | +24.7% |
| 2008 | 361 | +13.5% |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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