Lastours

Lastours
Coat of arms
Lastours
Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region Lastours
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Carcassonne
Canton	Mas-Cabardès
Intercommunality	Haut Cabardès
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Max Brail
Area1	2.80 km2 (1.08 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	165
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	11194 / 11600
Elevation	163–383 m (535–1,257 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Lastours (Occitan: Las Tors) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Lastours is located 12 km (7.5 mi) outside Carcassonne, in the valley of the Orbiel. There are four small castles each built on a large 300 m high rocky ridge. The castles were built to control the access to Montagne Noire and the Cabardes region. These are some of the few original Cathar castles left.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	439	—
1968	444	+1.1%
1975	300	−32.4%
1982	248	−17.3%
1990	159	−35.9%
1999	163	+2.5%
2008	165	+1.2%

See also

• Communes of the Aude department

References

• INSEE