Lastours

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Lastours
Commune
The town hall in Lastours
Coat of arms
Location of Lastours
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Coordinates: 43°20′06″N 2°22′47″E / 43.335°N 2.3797°E / 43.335; 2.3797
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Carcassonne
Canton	La Vallée de l'Orbiel
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Max Brail[1]
Area 1	2.80 km2 (1.08 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	148
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	11194 /11600
Elevation	163–383 m (535–1,257 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lastours (Occitan: Las Tors) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Lastours is located 12 km (7.5 mi) outside Carcassonne, in the valley of the Orbiel. There are four small castles each built on a large 300 m high rocky ridge. The castles were built to control the access to the Montagne Noire and the Cabardes region. These are some of the few original Cathar castles left.