Villegailhenc

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{{short description|Commune in Occitanie, France}}

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Villegailhenc

|commune status = Commune

|image = Villegailhenc.jpg

|caption = A general view of Villegailhenc

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Villegailhenc (Aude).svg

|arrondissement = Carcassonne

|canton = La Vallée de l'Orbiel

|INSEE = 11425

|postal code = 11600

|mayor = Michel Proust{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Carcassonne Agglo

|coordinates = {{coord|43.27|2.3553|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 127

|elevation min m = 109

|elevation max m = 203

|area km2 = 4.78

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Villegailhenc ({{IPA|fr|vilɡajɛ̃k|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-T. Le Berre-Villegailhenc.wav}}; {{langx|oc|Vilagalhenc}}) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

In mid-October 2018, Villegailhenc, Conques-sur-Orbiel, and Villardonnel, and Trèbes, along with nearby areas along the river Aude, were devastated when the river flooded after intense rain. 12 people were killed, including a nun.[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-16/flash-flooding-in-southern-france-worst-in-more-than-a-century/10380864 France hit by worst flash floods in over a century, killing at least 12 including a nun], ABC News Online, 2018-10-16