Floure

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.

Floure
Commune
A general view of Floure
Coat of arms
Location of Floure
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Coordinates: 43°11′02″N 2°29′27″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Carcassonne
Canton	La Montagne d'Alaric
Intercommunality	Carcassonne Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Micheau[1]
Area 1	4.25 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	427
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	11146 /11800
Elevation	69–384 m (226–1,260 ft) (avg. 77 m or 253 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.	±%
1962	98	—
1968	138	+40.8%
1975	137	−0.7%
1982	260	+89.8%
1990	255	−1.9%
1999	318	+24.7%
2008	361	+13.5%

See also

• Corbières AOC
• Communes of the Aude department