AUDE VILLAS AND COTTAGES | Languedoc-Roussillon, France | Book directly with private owners on the Rent in France property directory. The department of Aude is situated between the Mediterranean Sea and the Pyrenees mountains. The department is part of the Languedoc-Roussillon region in south-central France, named after the river Aude. Rent self catering holiday homes in Aude and visit Carcassonne, the departmental capital, and a pretty medieval town best known for the ‘Cathar castles’ – the most well known of these being those at Queribus and Peyrepertuse. Other attractions worth exploring when on holiday in the Aude, France include the impressive cave systems at Cabrespine and Limousis. Many choose to stay in Aude holiday accommodation for the warm climate, attractive coastline ideal for summer watersport acitivities, and the cultural and historic villages that the department boasts. Rent Aude chalets & apartments and take a trip to one of the several ski resorts within only an hours drive.