La Force, Aude

La Force

An aerial view of La Force in 2010

Coat of arms
La Force

Coordinates: 43°11′41″N 2°05′40″E / 43.1947°N 2.0944°E / 43.1947; 2.0944Coordinates: 43°11′41″N 2°05′40″E / 43.1947°N 2.0944°E / 43.1947; 2.0944
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Aude
Arrondissement Carcassonne
Canton Fanjeaux
Intercommunality Piège et Lauragais
Government
  Mayor (20082020) Richard Robert
Area1 4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 186
  Density 40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 11153 / 11270
Elevation 158–233 m (518–764 ft)
(avg. 80 m or 260 ft)

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

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

La Force is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

It is recognised as the smallest circulade or circular village in France.

The maire in 2016 is Richard Robert.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962143    
1968154+7.7%
1975128−16.9%
1982129+0.8%
1990140+8.5%
1999187+33.6%
2008186−0.5%

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