Lastours

Lastours (Occitan: Las Tors) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Lastours
The town hall in Lastours
Coat of arms
Location of Lastours
Lastours
Lastours
Coordinates: 43°20′06″N 2°22′47″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementCarcassonne
CantonLa Vallée de l'Orbiel
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Max Brail
Area
1
2.80 km2 (1.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
159
  Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
11194 /11600
Elevation163–383 m (535–1,257 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lastours is located 12 km (7.5 mi) outside Carcassonne, in the valley of the Orbiel. There are four small castles each built on a large 300 m high rocky ridge. The castles were built to control the access to Montagne Noire and the Cabardes region. These are some of the few original Cathar castles left.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962439    
1968444+1.1%
1975300−32.4%
1982248−17.3%
1990159−35.9%
1999163+2.5%
2008165+1.2%

See also

References

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


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