"Aude (AFI: [od]) es un departamento de Francia cuya capital es Carcasona. Forma parte de la región de Occitania. Su gentilicio francés es Audois, y su código de departamento es el 11. De las tres patrias del cassoulet (Carcasona, Castelnaudary y Toulouse) dos se encuentran en Aude (Carcasona y Castelnaudary), siendo el cassoulet uno de los platos más célebres de la gastronomía francesa."
"Aude (French: [od]; Occitan: [awðe]) is a department in south-central France named after the river Aude. The local council also calls the department "Cathar Country". Aude is also a frequent feminine French given name in Francophone countries, deriving initially from Aude or Oda, a wife of Bertrand, Duke of Aquitaine, and mother of Saint Hubertus's brother Eudo. Aude was the name of Roland's fiancée in the chansons de geste."