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Capendu
Occitanievillage
Capendu
Total population
1,470
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Capendu is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
One finds potteries dating about 20.000 years ago in the Mayrac locality. The traces reveal a Roman camp site near the placement of the windmill of Roque Del Die (Occitan for Rock of God).
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia50,689
- Pipistrellus kuhlii (Natterer, 1819)Pipistrellus kuhlii (Natterer, 1819) · Mammalia22,440
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus (Leach, 1825) · Mammalia3,103
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,590
- European SerinSerinus serinus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,545
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,486
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1831 · Aves1,150
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,143
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.5 — 2008-12-298 km NNE of Éller, Spain
- M 2.6 — 2008-11-261 km WSW of Creissan, France
- M 2.8 — 2008-08-2714 km S of Quillan, France
- M 2.5 — 2007-09-029 km ESE of Gruissan, France
- M 2.5 — 2007-03-248 km SSE of Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via, France
- M 2.6 — 2007-03-247 km SSE of Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here


People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Occitanie
- Blomac2.3 mi away · pop. 245
- Badens3.5 mi away · pop. 738
- Saint-Frichoux4.6 mi away · pop. 233
- Arquettes-en-Val6.3 mi away · pop. 79
- Montbrun-des-Corbières6.3 mi away · pop. 339
- Lagrasse7.2 mi away · pop. 541
- Escales7.4 mi away · pop. 481
- Fabrezan7.8 mi away · pop. 1,257
- Azille8.1 mi away · pop. 1,132
- Caunes-Minervois9.9 mi away · pop. 1,581
- Félines-Minervois10.2 mi away · pop. 494
- Argens-Minervois11.2 mi away · pop. 353
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Capendu, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 11068
- Department
- 11
- Region
- 76
- Population (Wikidata)
- 1,453
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr