Villesèquelande

Villesèquelande
Commune
The Ormeau Sully in Villesèquelande
Coat of arms
Location of Villesèquelande
Villesèquelande Villesèquelande
Coordinates: 43°14′18″N 2°13′56″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Carcassonne
Canton	La Malepère à la Montagne Noire
Intercommunality	Cabardès-Canal du Midi
Government
• Mayor (2008–20114)	Jacques Brunel
Area 1	5.35 km2 (2.07 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	887
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	11437 /11170
Elevation	104–160 m (341–525 ft) (avg. 119 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villesèquelande is a commune near Carcassonne in the Aude department in southern France. It is noted for the ancient field elm, the Ormeau Sully, allegedly planted by Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully in the early 17th century in front of the church in the village centre.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	392	—
1800	440	+12.2%
1806	427	−3.0%
1821	464	+8.7%
1831	410	−11.6%
1836	379	−7.6%
1841	384	+1.3%
1846	393	+2.3%
1851	385	−2.0%
1856	378	−1.8%
1861	379	+0.3%
1866	362	−4.5%
1872	315	−13.0%
1876	327	+3.8%
1881	311	−4.9%
1886	321	+3.2%
1891	364	+13.4%
1896	355	−2.5%
1901	395	+11.3%
1906	414	+4.8%
1911	406	−1.9%
1921	384	−5.4%
1926	393	+2.3%
1931	400	+1.8%
1936	390	−2.5%
1946	350	−10.3%
1954	355	+1.4%
1962	348	−2.0%
1968	342	−1.7%
1975	455	+33.0%
1982	521	+14.5%
1990	506	−2.9%
1999	568	+12.3%
2008	811	+42.8%

See also

• Communes of the Aude department

References

• INSEE