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Coustaussa | |
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 The chateau ruins in Coustaussa | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Coustaussa | |
  Coustaussa  Coustaussa | |
| Coordinates:42°56′30″N2°16′44″E / 42.9417°N 2.2789°E /42.9417; 2.2789 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Limoux |
| Canton | La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude |
| Intercommunality | Limouxin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Didier Tricoire[1] |
Area 1 | 4.47 km2 (1.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 50 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11109 /11190 |
| Elevation | 235–548 m (771–1,798 ft) (avg. 318 m or 1,043 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Coustaussa (French pronunciation:[kustosa]ⓘ;Occitan:Costauçan) is acommune in theAudedepartment inOccitanieregion in southernFrance. Its inhabitants are called Coustaussans.
The village is situated in the high valley of theAude, on the river Sals betweenArques andCouiza.
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.[3]
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.[4]
Since March 2001, the Mayor of the commune has been Robert Sanchez.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 62 | — |
| 1968 | 69 | +11.3% |
| 1975 | 59 | −14.5% |
| 1982 | 52 | −11.9% |
| 1990 | 43 | −17.3% |
| 1999 | 49 | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 55 | +12.2% |
Coustaussa has a ruined castle.
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