Aude is a department in south-central France named after the river. Aude may refer to: Aude (river), a river of southwestern France, after which the department is named the former Catholic Diocese of Aude during the revolutionary republic Lac d'Aude, a lake of southwestern France unrelated Aude, Estonia, a village in Nissi Parish, Harju County 9117 Aude, a main-belt asteroid discovered in 1997 People Joseph Aude (1755–1841), French writer Aude (writer) (born 1947), the pen name of Canadian writer Claudette Charbonneau-Tissot Jorge Aude (born 1946), Uruguayan former football player and manager Susan Audé (born 1952), American television news anchor Dave Audé (born 1969), American producer, house DJ and remixer Rich Aude (born 1971), American former Major League Baseball player Erik Audé (born 1980), American actor, stuntman, and professional poker player Fictional Aude (character), the sister of Oliver and betrothed of Roland in "The Song of Roland" and other chansons de gestes See also Audes, France ("dare to be wise"), a Latin phrase