Razès (; ; ) is a historical area in southwestern

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, in today's

Aude Aude ( ; ) is a Departments of France, department in Southern France, located in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region and named after the river Aude (river), Aude. The departmental council also calls it " ...

département In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. There are a total of 101 ...

''. Several

communes A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

of the ''département'' include ''Razès'' in their name: *

Bellegarde-du-Razès Bellegarde-du-Razès (; Languedocien: ''Bèlagarda de Rasés'') is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. See also *Communes of the Aude department The following is a list of the 433 Communes of France, communes of the Aude D ...

Belvèze-du-Razès Belvèze-du-Razès (; ) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aude department The following is a list of the 433 Communes of France, communes of the Aude Departments of France, depa ...

* Fenouillet-du-Razès * Fonters-du-Razès * Mazerolles-du-Razès * Peyrefitte-du-Razès * Saint-Couat-du-Razès * Villarzel-du-Razès