Labastide-Esparbairenque

Commune in Occitanie, France

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Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Labastide-Esparbairenque

(2020–2026) Marc Mahoux^[1]Area

16.77 km² (6.47 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

59 • Density3.5/km² (9.1/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

11180 /11380

Elevation300–984 m (984–3,228 ft)
(avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Labastide-Esparbairenque (French pronunciation: [labastid ɛspaʁbeʁɛ̃k]; Occitan: La Bastida Esparveirenca) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

The artist colony in the village, La Muse, was set up 16 years ago, by the writers John Fanning and Kerry Eielson.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	88	—
1968	113	+28.4%
1975	90	−20.4%
1982	86	−4.4%
1990	94	+9.3%
1999	103	+9.6%
2008	83	−19.4%

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.