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Coustaussa
CoustaussaAdministration Country France Region Languedoc-Roussillon Department Aude Arrondissement Limoux Canton Couiza Intercommunality Pays de Couiza Mayor Robert Sanchez
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 235–548 m (771–1,798 ft)
(avg. 318 m/1,043 ft)Land area1 4.47 km2 (1.73 sq mi) Population2 55 (2008) - Density 12 /km2 (31 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 11109/ 11190 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. Coordinates: 42°56′30″N 2°16′44″E / 42.9416666667°N 2.27888888889°E
Coustaussa is a commune in the Aude department in Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Coustaussans.
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Geography
The village is situated in the high valley of the Aude, on the river Sals between Arques and Couiza.
History
In the twelfth century, the lordship of Coustaussa belonged to the Vilar family. In the fourteenth century, it was in the hands of the de Fenouillet family. In 1367, by the marriage of Geraude de Fenouillet to Saix de Montesquieu, the lordship passed to the Montesquieus who kept it until the French Revolution.[1]
During the night of 31 October to 1 November 1897, the parish priest of Coustaussa, the Abbé Antoine Gélis, was brutally murdered in his presbytery. The crime was not solved. The Abbé was found during the investigation to possess large sums of money which had not been taken by his assailants.[2]
Administration
Since March 2001, the Mayor of the commune has been Robert Sanchez.
Population
Historical population of Coustaussa 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 62 69 59 52 43 49 55 Places of interest
Coustaussa has a ruined castle.
See also
References
- ^ Departmental Archives of the Aude, Collection 7J (Montesquieu-Coustaussa)
- ^ J Riviere, G Tappa, C Boumendil (1996), Le Fabuleux Tresor de Rennes-le-Chateau! Le Secret de L'Abbé Gelis - La Piste Corse, Cazilhac, Belisane ISBN 2-910730-04-2
External links
Categories:- Communes of Aude
- Aude geography stubs
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