Saissac

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Saissac
Commune
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Coat of arms
Location of Saissac
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Coordinates: 43°21′42″N 2°10′10″E / 43.3617°N 2.1694°E / 43.3617; 2.1694
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Carcassonne
Canton	La Malepère à la Montagne Noire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Eric Beteille[1]
Area 1	57.03 km2 (22.02 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	918
• Density	16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	11367 /11310
Elevation	166–742 m (545–2,434 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saissac (French pronunciation: [sɛsak] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Geography[edit]

The village is perched in the foothills of the Montagne Noire (Black Mountain) at an altitude of 467 m and has views of the Vernassonne Gorge as well as the valley plain which stretches between Carcassonne and Castelnaudary.

History[edit]

The name of the village first appeared in the 10th century and originates from the Gallo-Romain Saxiago. The history of the village is strongly linked to the Château built in the 10th century.

Population[edit]

Sights[edit]

Near Saissac, there is a transmitter for broadcasting messages to submerged submarines, the La Regine Transmitter. Its mast was built in 1973 and is 330 metres tall – taller than Eiffel Tower.

• Arboretum du Lampy

See also[edit]

• Communes of the Aude department

References[edit]

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