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Castelnaudary

Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Aude

Castelnaudary, situated between Toulouse and Carcassonne in the heart of the Pays Lauragais, was built around a castle in the 12th century. Besieged twice during the crusade against the Cathars, the castle was razed in 1229. Catherine de Medici is making a Castelnaudary senechaussee whose headquarters will be the "Présidial. Criminal and civil court until the Revolution, it will only prison until 1926. Here the Canal du Midi will be inaugurated May 19, 1681 via a lavish ceremony on the Great Basin, the largest body of water (7 hectares) on the whole route along 240 km. The city that hosts the Foreign Legion since 1975, has about 12,000 inhabitants and is the world capital of Cassoulet dish celebrated annually on the last weekend of August.

Geographical information

MunicipalityCastelnaudary
Postcode11400
Tourism labels
Latitude43.3171180 (N 43° 19’ 2”)
Longitude1.9533300 (E 1° 57’ 12”)
AltitudeFrom 145m to 215m
Surface area47.72 km²
Population12978 inhabitants
Density271 inhabitants/km²
PrefectureCarcassonne (42 km, 33 min)
Insee code11076
IntercommunalityCC Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois
DepartmentAude
TerritoryLanguedoc-Roussillon
RegionOccitanie

Nearest cities & towns

Villeneuve-la-Comptal4.8 km (10 min)
Peyrens5.8 km (8 min)
Fendeille6.1 km (10 min)
Souilhanels6.3 km (11 min)
Ricaud7.3 km (11 min)
Saint-Martin-Lalande7.5 km (11 min)
Mas-Saintes-Puelles7.7 km (11 min)
Souilhe8.3 km (12 min)
Puginier8.7 km (14 min)
Issel8.7 km (14 min)
Saint-Papoul8.8 km (12 min)
Pexiora9.2 km (11 min)
Tréville9.3 km (15 min)
Mireval-Lauragais9.3 km (15 min)
Labastide-d'Anjou9.4 km (11 min)

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Events and festivities

Weather

Tuesday 19 march
Min. 8°C - Max. 21°C
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Wednesday 20 march
Min. 10°C - Max. 17°C
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Thursday 21 march
Min. 11°C - Max. 21°C
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Visits, leisure and activities nearby

Leisure activities

Last nameActivity typeRateCity
Visit an essential oil distillery
Arts and Crafts4 € to 8 € Castelnaudary
Ticket - Castle and ramparts of the city of Carcassonne (40 minutes from Toulouse)
Culture and education11 € Carcassonne (35 km)
Seated amma massage
Well-being15 € to 35 € Mazamet (39 km)
Canyoning in Montagne Noire
Sports sensations42 € to 69 € Mazamet (39 km)
Rafting on the River Aude
Sports sensations35 € to 40 € Alet-les-Bains (43 km)

Outings

Last nameOuting typeDifficultyDurationDeparture municipality
The Green Line
Mountain bike itineraryIntermediate8:00Mirepoix (26 km)
Versants of the Hard
HikeIntermediate5:30Cuxac-Cabardès (27 km)
Touyre Gorges
HikeIntermediate2:00Belloc (34 km)
From the city of Carcassonne to Lake La Cavayère
Cycling itineraryEasy5:00Carcassonne (34 km)
Carbonéral Path
HikeIntermediate5:15Labruguière (35 km)

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