Coustaussa

Commune in Occitanie, France

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Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Coustaussa

(2020–2026) Didier Tricoire^[1]Area

4.47 km² (1.73 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

51 • Density11/km² (30/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

11109 /11190

Elevation235–548 m (771–1,798 ft)
(avg. 318 m or 1,043 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Coustaussa (French pronunciation: [kustosa] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Costauçan) is a commune in the Aude department in Occitanie region in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Coustaussans.

Geography

The village is situated in the high valley of the Aude, on the river Sals between Arques and Couiza.

History

In the twelfth century, the lordship of Coustaussa belonged to the Vilar family. In the fourteenth century, it was in the hands of the de Fenouillet family. In 1367, by the marriage of Geraude de Fenouillet to Saix de Montesquieu, the lordship passed to the Montesquieus who kept it until the French Revolution.^[3]

During the night of 31 October to 1 November 1897, the parish priest of Coustaussa, the Abbé Antoine Gélis, was brutally murdered in his presbytery. The crime was not solved. The Abbé was found during the investigation to possess large sums of money which had not been taken by his assailants.^[4]

Administration

Since March 2001, the Mayor of the commune has been Robert Sanchez.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	62	—
1968	69	+11.3%
1975	59	−14.5%
1982	52	−11.9%
1990	43	−17.3%
1999	49	+14.0%
2008	55	+12.2%

Places of interest

Coustaussa has a ruined castle.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Departmental Archives of the Aude, Collection 7J (Montesquieu-Coustaussa)
^ J Riviere, G Tappa, C Boumendil (1996), Le Fabuleux Tresor de Rennes-le-Chateau! Le Secret de L'Abbé Gelis - La Piste Corse, Cazilhac, Belisane ISBN 2-910730-04-2