Lastours
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Commune of Lastours |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Carcassonne |
| Canton | Mas-Cabardès |
| Intercommunality | Haut Cabardès |
| Mayor | Max Brail (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 163 m–383 m (avg. 180 m) |
| Land area¹ | 2.80 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
163 |
| - Density | 58/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 11194/ 11600 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Lastours is a commune in the Aude département in southwestern France.
Lastours is located 12 km outside Carcassonne, in the valley of the Orbiel. There are 4 small castles each built on a large 300m 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.
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