Fanjeaux Explained

Fanjeaux
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Fanjeaux (Aude).svg
Arrondissement:Carcassonne
Canton:La Piège au Razès
Insee:11136
Postal Code:11270
Mayor:Aurélien Passemar[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Piège Lauragais Malepère
Coordinates:43.1878°N 2.0344°W
Elevation M:363
Elevation Min M:155
Elevation Max M:395
Area Km2:25.49

Fanjeaux (in French pronounced as /fɑ̃ʒo/; Occitan (post 1500);: Fanjaus) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Fanjeaux is located west of Carcassonne. Between 1206 and 1215, Fanjeaux was the home of Saint Dominic, the founder of the Roman Catholic Church's Dominican Order, who preached to the Cathars in the area (see Catharism).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.