Cruscades

Cruscades
Coat of arms
Cruscades
Location within Occitanie region  Cruscades
Coordinates: 43°11′32″N 2°49′03″E / 43.1922°N 2.8175°E / 43.1922; 2.8175Coordinates: 43°11′32″N 2°49′03″E / 43.1922°N 2.8175°E / 43.1922; 2.8175
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Narbonne
Canton	Le Lézignanais
Intercommunality	Région Lézignanaise
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Claude Morassutti
Area1	9.65 km2 (3.73 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	489
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	11111 /11200
Elevation	26–50 m (85–164 ft) (avg. 38 m or 125 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cruscades is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

The village lies on the left bank of the Orbieu, which forms most of the commune's southern border.