Quillan

Quillan (occitan: Quilhan ) is a common French, located in the department of the Aude and the area Languedoc-Roussillon.

Its inhabitants is called Quillanais.

Geography

The commune is located at the foot of the the Pyrenees on the Aude

Armorial bearings

Blazon nement of the commune: Of azure with besant of gold accompanied by three skittles by same.

Blazon nement of the commune as described in 1696 by Charles d' Hozier: Of quartered gold azure to one besant oil cake of the one in the other .

Blazon nement of the hamlet of Laval' as described in 1696 by Charles d' Hozier: Sliced sand , gold cloud. .

History

Between the 1790 and 1794 commune of Laval was amalgamated with the commune of Quillan.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Personalities related to the commune

  • Felix Armand
  • Raoul de Volontat
  • Jean Bourrel

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