Pezens

Pezens is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Pezens
Commune
The chapel in Pezens
Coat of arms
Location of Pezens
Pezens Pezens
Coordinates: 43°15′19″N 2°15′57″E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Carcassonne
Canton	La Malepère à la Montagne Noire
Intercommunality	Carcassonne
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre Botsen
Area ^1	11.11 km^2 (4.29 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,525
• Density	140/km^2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	11288 /11170
Elevation	103–154 m (338–505 ft) (avg. 117 m or 384 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 904 —     1800 911 +0.8% 1806 999 +9.7% 1821 984 −1.5% 1831 1,019 +3.6% 1836 1,075 +5.5% 1841 1,018 −5.3% 1846 1,025 +0.7% 1851 958 −6.5% 1856 1,030 +7.5% 1861 1,040 +1.0% 1866 1,049 +0.9% 1872 988 −5.8% 1876 1,010 +2.2% 1881 1,046 +3.6% 1886 1,053 +0.7% 1891 1,029 −2.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 979 −4.9% 1901 993 +1.4% 1906 1,004 +1.1% 1911 871 −13.2% 1921 841 −3.4% 1926 880 +4.6% 1931 920 +4.5% 1936 968 +5.2% 1946 884 −8.7% 1954 917 +3.7% 1962 914 −0.3% 1968 934 +2.2% 1975 1,212 +29.8% 1982 1,287 +6.2% 1990 1,090 −15.3% 1999 1,301 +19.4% 2008 1,251 −3.8%

See also

• Communes of the Aude department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.