Pezens

Pezens
The chapel in Pezens
The chapel in Pezens
Coat of arms of Pezens
Location of Pezens
Location within France
Location within Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°15′19″N 2°15′57″E / 43.2553°N 2.2658°E / 43.2553; 2.2658
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementCarcassonne
CantonLa Malepère à la Montagne Noire
IntercommunalityCarcassonne Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Fau
Area
1
11.11 km2 (4.29 sq mi)
Elevation
117 m (384 ft)
Highest elevation
154 m (505 ft)
Lowest elevation
103 m (338 ft)
Population
 (2023)
1,611
 • Density145.0/km2 (375.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
11288 /11170
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pezens (French pronunciation: [pəzɛ̃s] ⓘ; Occitan: Pesens) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 934—    
1975 1,212+3.79%
1982 1,087−1.54%
1990 1,090+0.03%
1999 1,114+0.24%
2007 1,242+1.37%
2012 1,367+1.94%
2017 1,525+2.21%
2023 1,611+0.92%
Source: INSEE

The inhabitants are known as Pezenois in French.

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