Le Caunil
Le Caunil is a hamlet in the Aude department of the Occitanie region in France. It forms part of the commune of Salvezines.
Geography
[edit]Le Caunil is situated at 850 metres above sea level, on the slopes of the Pyrenees above Salvezines and a few kilometres south-west of Château de Puilaurens, one of the famous Cathar castles dotting the region. The hamlet lies beneath a set of craggy cliffs and a forested plateau, and is a point of departure for the Forêt d'en Malo[1] hiking trail.
Le Caunil has a small church as well as a school that is no longer in use.
The area between Le Caunil and Salvezines has significant deposits of feldspar,[2] a raw material used in the ceramic industry, which has previously been mined from open quarries.
History
[edit]In the 10th century, the church in Le Caunil was under the authority of the nearby Abbey of Saint-Martin-Lys.[3]
Population
[edit]In 2021, the Municipality of Salvezines (including Le Caunil) had a population of 70.[4] There are several artisans with workshops in Le Caunil and the surrounding area.
References
[edit]- ^ "Forêt d'en Malo". Rando Pyrénées Audoises.
- ^ "Salvezines feldspar deposit, Salvezines, Limoux, Aude, Occitanie, France". Mindat. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Salvezines: Entre géologie, artisanat et randonnée". Pyrénées Audoises Tourisme. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Legal populations 2021 Municipality of Salvezines (11373)". Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
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