Palaja

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Palaja
Commune
The church in Palaja
Coat of arms
Location of Palaja
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Coordinates: 43°10′25″N 2°23′09″E / 43.1736°N 2.3858°E / 43.1736; 2.3858
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Carcassonne
Canton	Carcassonne-2
Intercommunality	Carcassonne Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Lecina[1]
Area 1	14.69 km2 (5.67 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,692
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	11272 /11570
Elevation	140–440 m (460–1,440 ft) (avg. 123 m or 404 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Palaja (French pronunciation: [palaʒa] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Palajan) is a small French town, located in the department of Aude in Occitanie region. It is part of the urban area of Carcassonne.

At the last census in 2015, Palaja had 2,277 inhabitants - called the Palajanese. Because of its proximity to the medieval city of Carcassonne and its privileged environment, the municipality of Palaja is renowned for its living environment, hiking trails and the many possible activities within a radius of five kilometres (golf, beach, acrobatic park, water sports centre, Australian park...). It represents the wealthy suburbs of Carcassonne.^[3][4]