‘S e [[baile]] eachdraidheil air an àirde an iar-dheas [[An Fhraing|na Frainge]] a th’ ann an '''Carcassonne''' ([[IPA]]: '''kaʁ.ka.sɔn''', [[Ocseadanais]]: Carcassona, [[IPA]]: karka'suno). Tha e suidhichte aig 100m os cionn ìre na [[Muir|mara]],<ref>[http://population.mongabay.com/population/france/3028641/carcassonne Mongabay]</ref> ri taobh [[Abhainn|na h-aibhne]] ([[Fraingis]]: Rivière) Aude, anns an roinn (Fraingis: Département) Aude. Tha am baile 628km air falbh bho [[Paris|Pharis]] ([[Prìomh-bhaile]] na dùthcha), 294km bho [[Bordeaux|Bhordeaux]], 247km bho [[Marseille|Mharseille]] agus 826km bho [[Lille]].<ref>[http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com Distance Calculator]</ref> Tha 47,634 duine a’ fuireach anns a’ bhaile.<ref>[http://www.recensement-2008.insee.fr/chiffresCles.action?codeMessage=5&plusieursReponses=true&zoneSearchField=CARCASSONNE&codeZone=1198-CV&idTheme=3&rechercher=Rechercher INSEE]</ref> Chaidh am baile (Carcasso) a chlàradh airson a’ chiad turas ann le Pliny. ‘S'S e an 109mh baile naas motha sna [[Dùthaich|dùthchadùthaich]] a th’annth’ ann an Carcassonne.<ref>[http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&srt=pnan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&geo=-79 Bailtean na Cruinne]</ref>
