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Location

Cuxac-Cabardès is a quiet traditional mountain village and is situated on the road to Mazamet, North-West of Carcassonne , off the D118; 25 minutes from Carcassonne airport and 1½ hours from Toulouse airport. 

Air links direct to Carcassonne only by Ryanair from London Stanstead, Dublin, Shannon, East Midlands, Liverpool and Brussels - Contact Ryanair for best fares and online booking. Cuxac-Cabardès is about 25 minutes drive from the Airport.

Toulouse airport is only 1½ hours away. This is served by a number of operators including British Airways and Easyjet from Gatwick, British Airways and Air France from Heathrow and a variety of airlines fly from regional airports to this location. Take the A62 then A61 Autoroute following signs to Montpellier (sorry - toll to pay - but if you can spare the time, the N113 takes longer, but it's free) - exit at Junction 23*.

Perpignan airport is about the same distance as Toulouse but, like Carcassonne, it is a small operation with none of the major carriers offering flights from UK, however Ryanair offers a limited number of flights from Stanstead. Take the A9 then the A61, following directions to Toulouse - exit at Junction 23*.

*THE CARCASSONNE RING-ROAD CAN BE CONFUSING SO IN ALL CASES KEEP FOLLOWING SIGNS TO MAZAMET - THIS WILL TAKE YOU TO THE D118 THROUGH THE VILLAGES OF VILLEMOUSTAUSSOU AND VILLEGAILHENC, THEN THROUGH THE WINEFIELDS AND UP INTO THE FOREST, WHERE YOU WILL SEE CUXAC-CABARDÈS CLEARLY SIGNED. AFTER PASSING THE SIGN AND BEFORE THE ESTATE AGENT, TURN LEFT INTO THE VILLAGE. Click HERE for map.

It is situated in the region of Languedoc-Roussillan and in the department of Aude (designated no 11).

** Cuxac-Cabardes Festival: During mid-August (check for dates) a festival is held over several days in the village with food, music and dancing (un Bal) until the early hours, (don’t expect to get too much sleep) one of the largest festivals in the area. Our house overlooks it and it ends on the last night with a spectacular fireworks display - we have a great view of it.

Known as the hidden village	Village square	Village houses		The River      La Dure

Village Facilities. The village has a bar restaurant (friendly and serving excellent food), a well stocked general store and a first class traditional baker. In addition, the village boast a butcher, pharmacy, hair dresser, dentist, post office, estate agent and notaire. Once a week, in the village square, a vegetable van and a fish monger visit, and on Monday evening a pizza van can be found by the river (his pizzas are superb). A children's adventure playground and an all-weather swimming pool are within a few minutes walk and there is a doctor's surgery nearby.