Fanjeaux

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Administration
Fanjeaux


Fanjeaux
Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region Fanjeaux
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Carcassonne
Canton	Fanjeaux
Intercommunality	Piège et Lauragais
Mayor	Denis Juin (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	155–395 m (509–1,296 ft) (avg. 363 m or 1,191 ft)
Land area¹	25.49 km² (9.84 sq mi)
Population²	776 (2008)
- Density	30 /km² (78 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	11136/ 11270
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 43°11′16″N 2°02′04″E / 43.1878°N 2.0344°E / 43.1878; 2.0344

Fanjeaux (Occitan: Fanjaus) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Fanjeaux is located west of Carcassonne. Between 1206 and 1215, Fanjeaux was the home of Saint Dominic, the founder of the Roman Catholic Church's Dominican Order.