Floure | ||
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Coordinates: 43°11′02″N 2°29′27″E / 43.1839°N 2.4908°ECoordinates: 43°11′02″N 2°29′27″E / 43.1839°N 2.4908°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Occitanie | |
Department | Aude | |
Arrondissement | Carcassonne | |
Canton | Capendu | |
Intercommunality | Piémont d'Alaric | |
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• Mayor (2008–2014) | Philippe Phalip | |
Area1 | 4.25 km2 (1.64 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 361 | |
• Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 11146 /11800 | |
Elevation | 69–384 m (226–1,260 ft) (avg. 77 m or 253 ft) |
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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.
Floure is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. The journalist and writer Gaston Bonheur (1913–1980) is buried in Floure where he owned the castle.