Facts About Carcassonne:
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Carcassonne is a French fortified city in the department of Aude, in the region of Occitanie.
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The first signs of settlement in this region have been dated to about 3500 BC, but the hill site of Carsac.
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Carcassonne is twinned with: Eggenfelden, Germany; Baeza, Spain & Tallinn, Estonia.
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Historically, the language is spoken in Carcassonne and throughout Languedoc-Roussillon was not French but Occitan.
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The town’s area is about 65 km2.
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Carcassonne population 45,996, as of 2015.
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The inhabitants of Carcassonne are known as Carcassonnais.
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Carcassonne is twinned with: Eggenfelden, Germany; Baeza, Spain & Hargesheim, Germany.
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Carcassonne was the first fortress to use hoardings in times of siege.
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The walls of the city are 1.9 miles long, city walls have 52 massive towers.