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Cailhau

Coordinates: 43°08′52″N 2°08′14″E / 43.1478°N 2.1372°E

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Cailhau
Commune
The church and surroundings in Cailhau
Coat of arms
Location of Cailhau
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Coordinates: 43°08′52″N 2°08′14″E / 43.1478°N 2.1372°E / 43.1478; 2.1372
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Limoux
Canton	La Piège au Razès
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Ragnère^[1]
Area ¹	9.76 km² (3.77 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	250
• Density	26/km² (66/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	11058 /11240
Elevation	195–346 m (640–1,135 ft) (avg. 221 m or 725 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cailhau (French: [kajo] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Calhau) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Geography

The commune is located between the Peugue and Devèze communes.^[3]

History

The commune was historically used for protection and had a statue of the French king at the entrance to the commune.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	265	—
1968	282	+6.4%
1975	261	−7.4%
1982	251	−3.8%
1990	219	−12.7%
1999	231	+5.5%
2008	250	+8.2%

See also

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Porte Cailhau – the Barbican of Bygone Bordeaux". Bordeaux Expats. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2025.

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