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Quillan is located at the foothills of the Pyrenees, on the road between Carcassonne and Perpignan. The River Aude runs through the town. At the base of the mountains, fields of sunflowers and vineyards straddle the roads with snow-capped peaks in the distance.
The beaches of the Mediterranean are about an hour away. In the other direction, Carcassonne is a 45 minutes drive, while Toulouse is one and a half hours away. Quillan is a medium-sized town 6 km from Espéraza, neighbouring the commune of Ginoles.
Historyedit
Historically, Quillan was a stopping point on the ancient and winding road between Carcassonne and Perpignan. The River Aude traditionally carried timber and other local products to Carcassonne and the Canal du Midi. The town was particularly noted for hat making, and then later, the production of formica.[citation needed]
With the construction of the toll-road joining Carcassonne to Perpignan via Narbonne, the town has moved away from production towards eco-tourism, tourism and outdoor pursuits such as rambling, biking, kayaking, rafting and walking.[citation needed] The surrounding area is rich in geographical and historical interest including many Cathar castles.[citation needed]
The town and surrounding villages are largely agricultural, producing milk, grapes, wine (including the Blanquette de Limoux), wheat, sunflowers, eggs and meat from poultry and cows. In the last few years, tourism has increased and during the warmer months many tourists flock to Quillan and its surroundings for outdoor activities, cultural events, and restaurants. There are many bed-and-breakfasts and rentals.
Cultureedit
During each August there is a week of the Folklore Festival where dancers, musicians and singers from 10 or 12 different countries perform during the day and evening on the town square of Quillan.
It is popular for whitewater rafting, canoeing, fishing and kayaking on the river Aude and other outdoor activities including cycling, hiking and running.[citation needed]
Transportationedit
There is a 1 euro bus/train that goes from Quillan to Carcassonne and from Quillan to Perpignan, each day. The railway line from Carcassonne stops in Limoux and Espéraza but some train services have been replaced by buses. Using this service, it's about 50 minutes to Carcassonne and about 1.25 hours to Perpignan. From Perpignan it's an easy short train to Barcelona or up to Narbonne and the TGV lines that depart from the South of France. By car, Quillan is 45 minutes from Carcassonne and one and a half hours from Toulouse.
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French December 2008 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the French article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at fr Quillan see its history for attribution You may also add the template Translated fr Quillan to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Quillan French pronunciation kijɑ Languedocien Quilhan is a commune in the Aude department in southern France On 1 January 2016 the former commune of Brenac was merged into Quillan 3 QuillanCommunePlace de la RepubliqueCoat of armsLocation of QuillanQuillanShow map of FranceQuillanShow map of OccitanieCoordinates 42 52 34 N 2 10 57 E 42 8761 N 2 1825 E 42 8761 2 1825CountryFranceRegionOccitaniaDepartmentAudeArrondissementLimouxCantonLa Haute Vallee de l AudeGovernment Mayor 2020 2026 Pierre Castel 1 Area134 63 km2 13 37 sq mi Population 2021 2 3 066 Density89 km2 230 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST INSEE Postal code11304 11500Elevation261 1 122 m 856 3 681 ft avg 291 m or 955 ft 1 French Land Register data which excludes lakes ponds glaciers gt 1 km2 0 386 sq mi or 247 acres and river estuaries Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Population 4 Economy 5 Culture 6 Transportation 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksGeography editQuillan is located at the foothills of the Pyrenees on the road between Carcassonne and Perpignan The River Aude runs through the town At the base of the mountains fields of sunflowers and vineyards straddle the roads with snow capped peaks in the distance The beaches of the Mediterranean are about an hour away In the other direction Carcassonne is a 45 minutes drive while Toulouse is one and a half hours away Quillan is a medium sized town 6 km from Esperaza neighbouring the commune of Ginoles History editHistorically Quillan was a stopping point on the ancient and winding road between Carcassonne and Perpignan The River Aude traditionally carried timber and other local products to Carcassonne and the Canal du Midi The town was particularly noted for hat making and then later the production of formica citation needed With the construction of the toll road joining Carcassonne to Perpignan via Narbonne the town has moved away from production towards eco tourism tourism and outdoor pursuits such as rambling biking kayaking rafting and walking citation needed The surrounding area is rich in geographical and historical interest including many Cathar castles citation needed Population editHistorical populationYearPop p a 19685 052 19755 168 0 32 19824 663 1 46 19904 031 1 80 19993 745 0 81 20073 605 0 48 20123 448 0 89 20173 258 1 13 Source INSEE 4 Economy editThe town and surrounding villages are largely agricultural producing milk grapes wine including the Blanquette de Limoux wheat sunflowers eggs and meat from poultry and cows In the last few years tourism has increased and during the warmer months many tourists flock to Quillan and its surroundings for outdoor activities cultural events and restaurants There are many bed and breakfasts and rentals Culture editDuring each August there is a week of the Folklore Festival where dancers musicians and singers from 10 or 12 different countries perform during the day and evening on the town square of Quillan It is popular for whitewater rafting canoeing fishing and kayaking on the river Aude and other outdoor activities including cycling hiking and running citation needed Transportation editThere is a 1 euro bus train that goes from Quillan to Carcassonne and from Quillan to Perpignan each day The railway line from Carcassonne stops in Limoux and Esperaza but some train services have been replaced by buses Using this service it s about 50 minutes to Carcassonne and about 1 25 hours to Perpignan From Perpignan it s an easy short train to Barcelona or up to Narbonne and the TGV lines that depart from the South of France By car Quillan is 45 minutes from Carcassonne and one and a half hours from Toulouse See also editCorbieres Massif Communes of the Aude departmentReferences edit Repertoire national des elus les maires in French data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises 13 September 2022 Populations legales 2021 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 28 December 2023 Arrete prefectoral 21 December 2015 in French Population en historique depuis 1968 INSEE nbsp General view of Quillan nbsp Pont Vieux Quillan nbsp Chateau overlooking Quillan nbsp Banner of QuillanExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Quillan 1 Quillan Town Home Page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Quillan amp oldid 1190194783, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
