Cruscades

Cruscades (French pronunciation: [kʁyskad] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Cruscadas) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Cruscades
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Cruscades
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Coordinates: 43°11′32″N 2°49′03″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Narbonne
Canton	Le Lézignanais
Intercommunality	Région Lézignanaise, Corbières et Minervois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Claude Morassutti[1]
Area 1	9.65 km2 (3.73 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	940
• Density	97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	11111 /11200
Elevation	26–50 m (85–164 ft) (avg. 38 m or 125 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	374	—
1975	341	−1.31%
1982	290	−2.29%
1990	289	−0.04%
1999	324	+1.28%
2009	513	+4.70%
2014	779	+8.71%
2020	921	+2.83%
Source: INSEE[3]

Geography

The village lies on the left bank of the Orbieu, which forms most of the commune's southern border.

See also

• Corbières AOC
• Communes of the Aude department