ancient Carcaso
City (pop., 1999: 43,950), southwestern France.
Situated on the Aude River, it was occupied by the Iberian s in the 5th century BC and later by Gallo-Romans. Muslims took it in AD 728. The English soldier Simon de Edward the Black Prince in 1355 when he failed to take the citadel. A 13th-century church and cathedral survive, as do remains of medieval fortifications. The modern city's main economic activity is tourism.