Villesèquelande

Villesèquelande
Villesèquelande
Commune
	The Ormeau Sully in Villesèquelande
	Coat of arms
	Location of Villesèquelande
	Villesèquelande Location within France Villesèquelande Location within Occitanie
	Coordinates: 43°14′18″N 2°13′56″E / 43.2383°N 2.2322°E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Carcassonne
Canton	La Malepère à la Montagne Noire
Intercommunality	Carcassonne Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Aurélien Turchetto
Area 1	5.35 km2 (2.07 sq mi)
Population (2023)	882
• Density	165/km2 (427/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	11437 /11170
Elevation	104–160 m (341–525 ft) ; (avg. 119 m or 390 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villesèquelande (French pronunciation: [vilsɛklɑ̃d] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Vilaseca-Landa) is a commune near Carcassonne in the Aude department in southern France. It is noted for the ancient field elm, the Ormeau Sully, allegedly planted by Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully in the early 17th century in front of the church in the village centre.

Population

↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE

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