Floure

Floure
A general view of Floure
A general view of Floure
Coat of arms of Floure
Location of Floure
Location within France
Location within Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°11′02″N 2°29′27″E / 43.1839°N 2.4908°E / 43.1839; 2.4908
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementCarcassonne
CantonLa Montagne d'Alaric
IntercommunalityCarcassonne Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Micheau
Area
1
4.25 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Elevation
77 m (253 ft)
Highest elevation
384 m (1,260 ft)
Lowest elevation
69 m (226 ft)
Population
 (2023)
405
 • Density95.3/km2 (247/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
11146 /11800
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Floure (French pronunciation: [fluʁ] ⓘ; Occitan: Flora) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. The journalist and writer Gaston Bonheur (1913–1980) is buried in Floure where he owned the castle.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 138—    
1975 137−0.10%
1982 260+9.58%
1990 255−0.24%
1999 318+2.48%
2007 356+1.42%
2012 391+1.89%
2017 407+0.81%
2023 405−0.08%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE