Castelnaudary is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France. It is located in the former province of the Lauragais and famous for cassoulet of which it claims to be the world capital, and of which it is a major producer.
A general view of Castelnaudary
Moulin de Cugarel
Canal du Midi in Castelnaudary
Aude is a department in Southern France, located in the Occitanie region and named after the river Aude. The departmental council also calls it "Cathar Country" after a group of religious dissidents active in the 12th to 14th centuries.
Aude
Mountain landscape in the Razès at Quillan
Lightning during an autumn storm off the coast of Port-la-Nouvelle.
Skull of Tautavel Man discovered at Tautavel, not far from Aude