Ricaud, Aude

Ricaud
Coat of arms
Ricaud
Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region Ricaud
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Carcassonne
Canton	Castelnaudary-Sud
Intercommunality	Castelnaudary et Bassin lauraguais
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Nicole Martin
Area1	5.92 km2 (2.29 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	283
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	11313 / 11400
Elevation	165–204 m (541–669 ft) (avg. 179 m or 587 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.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	388	—
1800	421	+8.5%
1806	449	+6.7%
1821	530	+18.0%
1831	571	+7.7%
1836	555	−2.8%
1841	603	+8.6%
1846	606	+0.5%
1851	396	−34.7%
1856	556	+40.4%
1861	535	−3.8%
1866	492	−8.0%
1872	506	+2.8%
1876	423	−16.4%
1881	449	+6.1%
1886	431	−4.0%
1891	396	−8.1%
1896	253	−36.1%
1901	338	+33.6%
1906	347	+2.7%
1911	322	−7.2%
1921	311	−3.4%
1926	297	−4.5%
1931	267	−10.1%
1936	257	−3.7%
1946	273	+6.2%
1954	253	−7.3%
1962	204	−19.4%
1968	185	−9.3%
1975	150	−18.9%
1982	187	+24.7%
1990	245	+31.0%
1999	242	−1.2%
2008	283	+16.9%

See also

• Communes of the Aude department

References

• INSEE