Limoux

Limoux lies on the river Aude about {{convert|30|km|mi|abbr=on}} due south of Carcassonne. In February 1965, it absorbed the former commune Vendémies.[https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/jo/id/JORFCONT000000018592 Modifications aux circonscriptions territoriales de communes], Journal officiel de la République française n° 0044, 21 February 1965, pp. 1483-1485. Limoux has two railway stations on the line to Carcassonne: Limoux station and Limoux-Flassian station.

{{Historical populations

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|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|19622|Limoux}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-11206#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

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|1793 |5100

|1800 |5142

|1806 |5723

|1821 |5915

|1831 |6247

|1836 |7105

|1841 |7417

|1846 |7444

|1851 |7776

|1856 |6835

|1861 |6937

|1866 |6770

|1872 |5897

|1876 |6661

|1881 |6283

|1886 |6810

|1891 |6371

|1896 |6684

|1901 |7084

|1906 |7223

|1911 |7010

|1921 |6640

|1926 |7639

|1931 |7797

|1936 |8193

|1946 |7587

|1954 |8334

|1962 |9603

|1968 |10824

|1975 |11101

|1982 |10206

|1990 |9665

|1999 |9411

|2007 |9709

|2012 |10180

|2017 |10066

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{{main| Limoux wine}}

Blanquette de Limoux is produced around the city of Limoux. The main grape of the wine is Mauzac, followed by Chardonnay and Chenin blanc. Wine historians believe that the world's first sparkling wine was produced in this region in 1531, by the monks at the abbey in Saint-Hilaire, Aude.

The town is perhaps best known for its Winter festival called Fecos {{IPA|oc|ˈfekɔs|}}, often referred to (inaccurately) as a Carnival or Fête. It is generally referred to as Carnival de Limoux in French language. It is known for its British expatriate population.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46329850|title=The French village that fears for its Brits|first=Henri|last=Astier|work=BBC News |date=29 November 2018}}

During the French Revolution, demonstrators forced officials to seal the granaries, demanded an end to dues and indirect taxes and then ransacked the tax-collector's offices and threw records into the River Aude.{{cite book |last1=Mcphee |first1=Peter |title=Liberty or Death}}

Image:Limoux cafes France.jpg|Town square

Image:France-Carnaval de Limoux2.jpg|Carnival

The heart of the town is the place de la République, a wide square with some fine stone arcading and a number of timber-framed houses. Limoux straddles the River Aude and the banks are lined with grand houses, especially on the eastern side, the so-called Petite Ville (lit. "Small City").

While worth visiting in itself, the town is also a good base for discovering the history of the region and is ideally placed for exploring the coast, the mountains and some good walking country.

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• Weekly market every Friday (or Thursday if a public holiday falls on a Friday).
• Flea market or Brocante the first Sunday of each month on the Promenade du Tivoli.
• Evening markets on Tuesdays in July and August.

• The Musée Petiet (Tourist Information Office),
• Musée du Piano (Museum of the piano)
• CathaRama (a history of the Cathar movement).
• Winery tours at Sieur d'Arques and Aimery.
• Jardin aux Plantes la Bouichère - Flassian, 2 hectares of gardens which is home to various collections of increasingly rare plant varieties. Currently closed, updated May 2024.

Limoux was the birthplace of:

• Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis (1719–1787), Marshal of France
• Alexandre Guiraud (1788–1847), poet, dramatic author and novelist

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|location = Limoux (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1945–present)

|Jan record high C = 21.0

|Feb record high C = 25.4

|Mar record high C = 27.0

|Apr record high C = 34.0

|May record high C = 36.0

|Jun record high C = 40.5

|Jul record high C = 40.6

|Aug record high C = 42.4

|Sep record high C = 36.5

|Oct record high C = 37.5

|Nov record high C = 26.0

|Dec record high C = 23.5

|Jan record low C = -15.5

|Feb record low C = -15.0

|Mar record low C = -10.0

|Apr record low C = -4.0

|May record low C = -0.2

|Jun record low C = 3.5

|Jul record low C = 7.0

|Aug record low C = 5.0

|Sep record low C = 1.0

|Oct record low C = -3.0

|Nov record low C = -11.0

|Dec record low C = -14.0

|Jan high C = 9.9

|Feb high C = 11.2

|Mar high C = 14.9

|Apr high C = 17.6

|May high C = 21.4

|Jun high C = 25.7

|Jul high C = 28.6

|Aug high C = 29.0

|Sep high C = 24.8

|Oct high C = 19.9

|Nov high C = 13.9

|Dec high C = 10.7

| year high C = 19.0

|Jan mean C = 5.7

|Feb mean C = 6.5

|Mar mean C = 9.6

|Apr mean C = 12.1

|May mean C = 15.7

|Jun mean C = 19.6

|Jul mean C = 22.2

|Aug mean C = 22.4

|Sep mean C = 18.6

|Oct mean C = 14.6

|Nov mean C = 9.4

|Dec mean C = 6.4

| year mean C = 13.6

|Jan low C = 1.6

|Feb low C = 1.9

|Mar low C = 4.2

|Apr low C = 6.5

|May low C = 9.9

|Jun low C = 13.6

|Jul low C = 15.8

|Aug low C = 15.8

|Sep low C = 12.4

|Oct low C = 9.4

|Nov low C = 5.0

|Dec low C = 2.2

| year low C = 8.2

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 67.1

|Feb precipitation mm = 48.4

|Mar precipitation mm = 57.4

|Apr precipitation mm = 73.1

|May precipitation mm = 69.1

|Jun precipitation mm = 48.4

|Jul precipitation mm = 30.7

|Aug precipitation mm = 35.6

|Sep precipitation mm = 51.4

|Oct precipitation mm = 57.5

|Nov precipitation mm = 68.6

|Dec precipitation mm = 58.7

|year precipitation mm = 666.0

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 9.6

| Feb precipitation days = 8.8

| Mar precipitation days = 8.5

| Apr precipitation days = 9.8

| May precipitation days = 8.8

| Jun precipitation days = 6.1

| Jul precipitation days = 5.1

| Aug precipitation days = 5.3

| Sep precipitation days = 6.4

| Oct precipitation days = 7.5

| Nov precipitation days = 9.3

| Dec precipitation days = 8.4

| year precipitation days =93.4

|source 1 = Meteociel{{cite web

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|title=Normales et records pour Limoux (11)

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• Corbières Massif
• Limoux Grizzlies, a rugby league club from Limoux
• Limoux wine, white wine, usually sparkling, produced in the area
• Communes of the Aude department

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110708024233/http://aude-limoux.blogspot.com/ Aude in photos: Limoux (163 photos)]
• [http://limouxins.site.voila.fr/index2.html Site de la Bande de Carnaval de Limoux ’Les Limouxins’] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901152719/http://limouxins.site.voila.fr/index2.html |date=2009-09-01 }}

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