Labastide-Esparbairenque

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Labastide-Esparbairenque
Commune
A general view of Labastide
Coat of arms
Location of Labastide-Esparbairenque
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Coordinates: 43°22′54″N 2°23′45″E / 43.3817°N 2.3958°E / 43.3817; 2.3958
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Carcassonne
Canton	La Vallée de l'Orbiel
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marc Mahoux[1]
Area 1	16.77 km2 (6.47 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	62
• Density	3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	11180 /11380
Elevation	300–984 m (984–3,228 ft) (avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Labastide-Esparbairenque (French pronunciation: [labastid ɛspaʁbeʁɛ̃k]; Occitan: La Bastida Esparveirenca) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

The artist colony in the village, La Muse, was set up 16 years ago, by the writers John Fanning and Kerry Eielson.