Limoux is a village and commune south of Carcassonne, in the French département of Aude, a part of the ancient Languedoc province and the present-day Languedoc-Rousillon region. Template:Fr-geo-stub The commune (in French: commune, word appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin communia, gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common) is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ... The walled city of Carcassonne Location within France Carcassonne (Carcassona in Occitan) is a fortified French city, in the Aude département, of which it is the préfecture, in the former province of Languedoc. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ... Aude is a département in south-central France named after the Aude River. ... Coat of arms of the province of Languedoc, now being used as an official flag by the Midi-Pyrénees region as well as by the city of Toulouse Languedoc (Lengadòc in Occitan) is a former province of France, now continued in the modern-day régions of Languedoc...
Limoux Fécos (or Carnival or Fête) in the Languedoc.
The earliest written record of the Limoux fête seems to be a regulation of 1604, but the truth is that the it has probably been evolving since well before medieval times, adopting new features over the centuries.
Limoux in is in the AudeDépartement in the Languedoc-Rousillon Région, half way between Carcassonne and the Spanish border, about an hour's drive from Andorra.
Limoux is a safe and interesting place to stroll on warm summer evenings when families are out in the squares and men play the game of boules on sandy courts under canopies of ancient chestnut and platane trees.
Limoux is located in the Aude River valley, about 100 kilometers from the Mediterranean beaches to the east, the high Pyrenees frontier with Spain to the south, the Toulousean plain to the west and the Cevennes forests to the north.
Limoux was always known as an important center of dissent and even now is a magnet for numerous researchers and authors worldwide interested in theories of hidden Templar treasure, including the Holy Grail.
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