| Saint-Papoul | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Saint-Papoul (11).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Carcassonne |
| Canton: | Le Bassin chaurien |
| Insee: | 11361 |
| Postal Code: | 11400 |
| Mayor: | Serge Ourliac[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Coordinates: | 43.3322°N 2.0367°W |
| Elevation M: | 159 |
| Elevation Min M: | 139 |
| Elevation Max M: | 405 |
| Area Km2: | 26.48 |
Saint-Papoul (pronounced as /fr/; Languedocien: Sant Pàpol) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
The town of Saint-Papoul was founded during the 8th century when an abbey was established here, dedicated to Saint Papulus.[2]
The diocese of Saint-Papoul, of which Saint-Papoul Cathedral was the center, was created an episcopal see by John XXII in 1317.[3]
Saint-Papoul is a location mentioned briefly in the M.R. James short ghost story Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book published in Ghost Stories of an Antiquary in 1904