Castelnaudary

Castelnaudary (Occitan: Castèlnòu d'Arri) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Castelnaudary
View from the Canal du Midi
Coat of arms
Location of Castelnaudary
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Coordinates: 43°11′27″N 1°34′18″E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Carcassonne
Intercommunality	Castelnaudary et Bassin lauraguais
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Patrick Maugard (PS)
Area 1	47.72 km2 (18.42 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	11,748
• Density	250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	11076 /11400
Elevation	145–215 m (476–705 ft) (avg. 165 m or 541 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

A campus of the École nationale de l'aviation civile (French civil aviation university) is located at Castelnaudary.