Routier (French pronunciation: [ʁutje] ; Occitan: Rotièr) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Routier
Coat of arms of Routier
Location of Routier
Map
Routier is located in France
Routier
Routier
Routier is located in Occitanie
Routier
Routier
Coordinates: 43°06′31″N 2°07′39″E / 43.1086°N 2.1275°E / 43.1086; 2.1275
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementLimoux
CantonLa Piège au Razès
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michèle Ancelle[1]
Area
1
11.27 km2 (4.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
235
 • Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
11328 /11240
Elevation190–304 m (623–997 ft)
(avg. 195 m or 640 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962352—    
1968279−20.7%
1975262−6.1%
1982250−4.6%
1990237−5.2%
1999225−5.1%
2008257+14.2%

Notable people edit

  • Lazare Escarguel (1816-1893), politician and newspaper editor born and died in Routier.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.