Capendu

Capendu
Ruins of the chateau
Coat of arms
Capendu
Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region Capendu
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Carcassonne
Canton	Capendu
Intercommunality	Piémont d'Alaric
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Jacques Camel
Area1	15.12 km2 (5.84 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,525
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	11068 / 11700
Elevation	59–461 m (194–1,512 ft) (avg. 83 m or 272 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Capendu is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Etymology

Mentioned in the form Campendud 1071. Occitan “sloping field”, “inclined field”. Fortuitous homophony with Capendu, hamlet of Blainville-Crevon (Seine-Maritime) which means “hung cat”. Armorial bearings

History

One finds potteries dating about 20.000 years ago in the Mayrac locality. The traces reveal a Roman camp site near the placement of the windmill of Roque Del Die (Occitan for Rock of God).

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,407	—
1968	1,413	+0.4%
1975	1,160	−17.9%
1982	1,198	+3.3%
1990	1,291	+7.8%
1999	1,380	+6.9%
2008	1,525	+10.5%

Events

For seven years, FestiVoix, organized by the community of communes, has invited choral societies and artists.

See also

• Corbières AOC
• Communes of the Aude department

References

• INSEE