Saissac

Commune in Occitanie, France

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Commune in Occitania, France

Saissac
Commune
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Coordinates: 43°21′42′′N 2°10′10′′E / 43.3617°N 2.1694°E / 43.3617; 2.1694
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Carcassonne
Canton	La Malepère à la Montagne Noire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Eric Beteille^[1]
Area ¹	57.03 km² (22.02 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	909
• Density	16/km² (41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	11367 /11310
Elevation	166–742 m (545–2,434 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saissac (French pronunciation: [sɛsak] ⁱ) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Geography

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The village is perched in the foothills of the Montagne Noire (Black Mountain) at an altitude of 467 m and has views of the Vernassonne Gorge as well as the valley plain which stretches between Carcassonne and Castelnaudary.

History

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The name of the village first appeared in the 10th century and originates from the Gallo-Romain Saxiago. The history of the village is strongly linked to the Château built in the 10th century.

Population

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	705	—
1975	652	−1.11%
1982	709	+1.20%
1990	867	+2.55%
1999	923	+0.70%
2009	955	+0.34%
2014	924	−0.66%
2020	919	−0.09%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Sights

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Near Saissac, there is a transmitter for broadcasting messages to submerged submarines, the La Regine Transmitter. Its mast was built in 1973 and is 330 metres tall – as tall as the Eiffel Tower.