What is a commune in France?

A commune is the smallest administrative division in France, functioning as a municipality with its own local government. Quirbajou, like other communes, manages local affairs such as schools, roads, and public services.

Where is Quirbajou located?

Quirbajou is located in the Aude department of South West France, within the Occitanie region. It is part of the arrondissement of Limoux and was historically within the canton of Quillan until 2015.

What is the significance of the canton of Quillan?

The canton of Quillan was an administrative division that included Quirbajou until March 2015. Cantons are used for electoral and administrative purposes, grouping multiple communes together.

How is Quirbajou governed?

As a commune, Quirbajou is governed by a municipal council (conseil municipal) led by a mayor (maire). The council is elected by local residents and handles day-to-day administration, public services, and local planning.

What is the population of Quirbajou?

Population data for Quirbajou varies historically, with recorded figures including 47, 46, 51, 51, 54, 25, 18, 20, 29, 38, 36, 40, 52, 51, 50, 50, and 49 inhabitants. These numbers reflect its status as a small rural commune.

Quirbajou

commune in Aude, France

Place commune_of_france Q201870

Facts

15 properties

Identity

Instance of: commune of France
Official name: Quirbajou^[29]

Location

Country: France^[4]
Coordinate location: 🗺️ 42.830°, 2.179°
Located in the administrative territorial entity: canton of Quillan, Aude, arrondissement of Limoux^[1]^[2]^[3]
Shares border with: Belvianes-et-Cavirac, Belvis, Cailla, Coudons, Marsa, Quillan, Saint-Martin-Lys, Quillan^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

Population and size

Area: +13.95^[35]
Elevation above sea level: 908 (360–1.3k, n=3)^[32]^[33]^[34]
Female population: +29^[30]
Male population: +22^[31]
Population: 49 (18–54, n=17)^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]

Codes

Postal code: 11500^[12]

More facts +3

Associated electoral district: Canton of La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude^[36]
Office held by head of government: Mayor of Quirbajou^[27]
Phone number: +33-4-68-20-64-27^[28]

🏷️ Also known as

en Quirbajou el Κιρμπαζού ru Кирбажу uk Кірбажу zh 基尔巴茹 zh-hant 基爾巴茹

🔖 Identifiers · 11

Image (Wikimedia Commons): Quir.JPG ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 15246842m
EHESS ID of a French commune: 28511
Email address: mailto:mairie.quirbajou@wanadoo.fr
FactGrid item ID: cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – men's individual road race
Freebase ID: /m/03m8_nl
GeoNames ID: 6426811
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata 6426811 BnF data 2984647 edition 2026-10-01 · fr-lo ↗
Insee municipality code: 11306
KnowWhereGraph entity ID: administrativeRegion.FRA.11.2.2.7.12_1
OpenStreetMap relation ID: 2598492
Who's on First ID: 1126010795

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🔗 Connections

← Shares border with 8

Belvianes-et-Cavirac, Cailla, Belvis, Saint-Martin-Lys, Coudons, Marsa, Quillan, Quillan

Shares border with 7

Belvianes-et-Cavirac, Cailla, Belvis, Saint-Martin-Lys, Coudons, Marsa, Quillan

Located in the administrative territorial entity 3

Aude, arrondissement of Limoux, canton of Quillan

Located in time zone 2

UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00

Associated electoral district 1

Canton of La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude

Country 1

France

FactGrid item ID 1

cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – men's individual road race

Instance of 1

commune of France

← Contains the administrative territorial entity 1

canton of Quillan

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[4] ↑ Quirbajou — country (P17): France. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Quirbajou — shares border with (P47): Belvianes-et-Cavirac. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Quirbajou — shares border with (P47): Belvis. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Quirbajou — shares border with (P47): Cailla. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Quirbajou — shares border with (P47): Coudons. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Quirbajou — shares border with (P47): Marsa. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Quirbajou — shares border with (P47): Saint-Martin-Lys. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Quirbajou — shares border with (P47): Quillan. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Quirbajou — located in the administrative territorial entity (P131): canton of Quillan. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Quirbajou — located in the administrative territorial entity (P131): Aude. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Quirbajou — located in the administrative territorial entity (P131): arrondissement of Limoux. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Quirbajou — postal code (P281): 11500. dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Quirbajou — population (P1082): 47. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Quirbajou — population (P1082): 46. National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Quirbajou — population (P1082): 51. Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Quirbajou — population (P1082): 54. Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Quirbajou — population (P1082): 25. insee.fr. Retrieved 2021-06-04. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Quirbajou — population (P1082): 18. insee.fr. Retrieved 2021-06-04. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Quirbajou — population (P1082): 20. insee.fr. Retrieved 2021-06-04. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Quirbajou — population (P1082): 29. insee.fr. Retrieved 2021-06-04. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Quirbajou — population (P1082): 38. insee.fr. Retrieved 2021-06-04. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Quirbajou — population (P1082): 36. insee.fr. Retrieved 2021-06-04. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Quirbajou — population (P1082): 40. insee.fr. Retrieved 2021-06-04. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Quirbajou — population (P1082): 52. Populations légales 2019. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Quirbajou — population (P1082): 50. Populations légales 2021. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Quirbajou — population (P1082): 49. Populations de référence 2023. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Quirbajou — office held by head of government (P1313): Mayor of Quirbajou. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Quirbajou — phone number (P1329): +33-4-68-20-64-27. Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved 2023-09-23. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Quirbajou — official name (P1448): Quirbajou. Code officiel géographique. Retrieved 2019-01-06. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Quirbajou — female population (P1539): 29. National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Quirbajou — male population (P1540): 22. National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Quirbajou — elevation above sea level (P2044): 360 m. répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Quirbajou — elevation above sea level (P2044): 1280 m. répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Quirbajou — elevation above sea level (P2044): 908 m. Q133878296. data.geopf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Quirbajou — area (P2046): 13.95 km². répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved 2015-10-26. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Quirbajou — associated electoral district (P7938): Canton of La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude. Code officiel géographique. data.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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