Villardonnel

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Commune in Occitanie, France

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Commune in Occitania, France

Villardonnel
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Coordinates: 43°20′10″N 2°18′44″E / 43.3361°N 2.3122°E / 43.3361; 2.3122
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Carcassonne
Canton	La Vallée de l'Orbiel
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Luciano Stella[1]
Area 1	16.63 km2 (6.42 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	510
• Density	31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	11413 /11600
Elevation	193–550 m (633–1,804 ft) (avg. 358 m or 1,175 ft)
Website	villardonnel.com
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villardonnel (French pronunciation: [vilaʁdɔnɛl] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Vilardonèl) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France that is located 13.97 km/8.68 miles from Carcassonne, the prefecture of the department.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	279	—
1968	317	+13.6%
1975	342	+7.9%
1982	331	−3.2%
1990	365	+10.3%
1999	412	+12.9%
2008	538	+30.6%

2018 flood

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.^[3]

See also

• Communes of the Aude department

References

1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. ^ France hit by worst flash floods in over a century, killing at least 12 including a nun, ABC News Online, 2018-10-16

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