Floure

Floure 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.

Floure
A general view of Floure
Coat of arms
Location of Floure
Floure
Floure
Coordinates: 43°11′02″N 2°29′27″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementCarcassonne
CantonLa Montagne d'Alaric
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Philippe Phalip
Area
1
4.25 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
407
  Density96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
11146 /11800
Elevation69–384 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.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
196298    
1968138+40.8%
1975137−0.7%
1982260+89.8%
1990255−1.9%
1999318+24.7%
2008361+13.5%

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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