Map of Carcassonne, France

Carcassonne is a city in Occitanie, France, with a population of about 49,600. It lies at 43.2165°N, 2.3486°E. Carcassonne is about 627 km (389 mi) south of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Castres, 44 km to the north.

Carcassonne at a glance

Where is Carcassonne?

• The 10th largest city in Occitanie on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 59 min on the shortest day to 15 h 23 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Carcassonne

• Castres — 44 km north
• Narbonne — 53 km east
• Béziers — 71 km east
• Perpignan — 73 km southeast
• Albi — 81 km north
• Toulouse — 85 km northwest
• Encamp — 98 km southwest, Andorra
• la Massana — 101 km southwest, Andorra
• les Escaldes — 103 km southwest, Andorra
• Andorra la Vella — 104 km southwest, Andorra

Largest cities in Occitanie

• Toulouse — 511,684
• Montpellier — 248,252
• Nîmes — 148,236
• Perpignan — 110,706
• Béziers — 74,081
• Montauban — 52,434
• Albi — 52,409
• Tarbes — 52,106
• Narbonne — 50,776
• Castres — 47,275

Largest cities in France

• Paris — 2,138,551
• Marseille — 877,215
• Lyon — 520,774
• Toulouse — 511,684
• Nice — 342,669
• Nantes — 325,070
• Marne La Vallée — 318,325
• Strasbourg — 274,845
• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Montpellier — 248,252

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.