Villesèquelande

Commune in Occitanie, France

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Villesèquelande

(2020–2026) Aurélien Turchetto^[1]Area

5.35 km² (2.07 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

887 • Density170/km² (430/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

11437 /11170

Elevation104–160 m (341–525 ft)
(avg. 119 m or 390 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villesèquelande (French pronunciation: [vilsɛklɑ̃d] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Vilaseca-Landa) is a commune near Carcassonne in the Aude department in southern France. It is noted for the ancient field elm, the Ormeau Sully, allegedly planted by Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully in the early 17th century in front of the church in the village centre.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	342	—
1975	455	+4.16%
1982	521	+1.95%
1990	506	−0.36%
1999	571	+1.35%
2009	818	+3.66%
2014	871	+1.26%
2020	899	+0.53%
Source: INSEE^[3]

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.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE