Alaigne

Alaigne
Alaigne
Commune
	The church in Alaigne
	Coat of arms
	Location of Alaigne
	Alaigne Alaigne
	Coordinates: 43°06′08″N 2°05′30″E / 43.1022°N 2.0917°E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Limoux
Canton	La Piège au Razès
Intercommunality	Limouxin
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Jean Périllou
Area 1	13.86 km2 (5.35 sq mi)
Population (2021)	332
• Density	24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	11004 /11240
Elevation	244–444 m (801–1,457 ft) ; (avg. 330 m or 1,080 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Alaigne (Alanha in Occitan) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Alaignois or Alaignoises'^[2]

Geography

The commune is located some 10 km north-west of Limoux and 20 km east of Mirepoix. A number of district roads all converge on the village of Alaigne: the D102 south from Belvèze-du-Razès, the D702 west from Routier, the D102 north-west from Limoux, and the D52 which comes east from Bellegarde-du-Razès then continues south to Villelongue-d'Aude.^[3]

The village itself is a traditional Circulade located in the historical region of Razès.

Located in the AOP Malepere wine growing area, the commune is mostly vineyards and farmland for wheat, rape and sunflowers with a few scattered forests. There are no villages or hamlets other than Alaigne.

Neighbouring communes and towns^[3]

Heraldry

Arms of Alaigne	This is the arms of the last Archbishop of Narbonne, Arthur Richard Dillon. The communes of Bize-Minervois, Gruissan, Pieusse, and Routier which were also strongholds of the Archbishop of Narbonne have the same arms. Blazon: Argent, a lion passant of gules between three crescents 2 and 1 the same.^[4]

History

Before the Revolution, Alaigne was a part of Pieusse and Routier was a barony of the Archbishop of Narbonne.^[5]

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Alaigne^[6]

From	To	Name	Party	Position
1906	1912	Urbain Frontil		Consul General
2001	Current	Jean Périllou

(Not all data is known)

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2006	327	—
2007	337	+3.1%
2008	338	+0.3%
2009	339	+0.3%
2010	340	+0.3%
2011	343	+0.9%
2012	343	+0.0%
2013	340	−0.9%
2014	335	−1.5%
2015	330	−1.5%
2016	326	−1.2%

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The Porte de Papi Fortified door (15th century) is registered as an historical monument.^[7]

Religious heritage

The Cemetery contains a number of items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Funeral Stèle (1668)^[8]
- A Funeral Stèle (16th century)^[9]
- A Funeral Stèle (17th century)^[10]
- 2 Funeral Stèles (16th century)^[11]
The Parish Church of Saint-Pierre es Liens contains a number of items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Chalice with Paten (18th century)^[12]
- A Chalice with Paten (1798 & 1809)^[13]
- 2 Stoups (18th century)^[14]
- The facing of the Altar and the communion table (18th century)^[15]
- A Reliquary Cross of Saint Julie (17th century)^[16]

Notes and references

Notes

References

^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Inhabitants of Aude (in French)
^ ^a ^b Google Maps
^ Arms of the State of Languedoc, editor Jacques Vincent, by Denis-François Gastelier de La Tour, 1767, Paris, 248 pages (in French)
^ Topographic Dictionary of the départment of Aude, Imprimerie nationale, Abbot Antoine Sabarthès, 1912, Paris, p. 313.
^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00102510 Porte de Papi Fortified door (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002570 Funeral Stèle (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002569 Funeral Stèle (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002568 Funeral Stèle (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002567 2 Funeral Stèles (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002572 Chalice with Paten (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002571 Chalice with Paten (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002566 2 Stoups (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002565 Facing of the Altar and the communion table (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002579 Reliquary Cross of Saint Julie (in French)

[popleg2021-1] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[2] Inhabitants of Aude (in French)

[Google-3] Google Maps

[4] Arms of the State of Languedoc, editor Jacques Vincent, by Denis-François Gastelier de La Tour, 1767, Paris, 248 pages (in French)

[5] Topographic Dictionary of the départment of Aude, Imprimerie nationale, Abbot Antoine Sabarthès, 1912, Paris, p. 313.

[6] List of Mayors of France (in French)

[7] Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00102510 Porte de Papi Fortified door (in French)

[8] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002570 Funeral Stèle (in French)

[9] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002569 Funeral Stèle (in French)

[10] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002568 Funeral Stèle (in French)

[11] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002567 2 Funeral Stèles (in French)

[12] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002572 Chalice with Paten (in French)

[13] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002571 Chalice with Paten (in French)

[14] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002566 2 Stoups (in French)

[15] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002565 Facing of the Altar and the communion table (in French)

[16] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002579 Reliquary Cross of Saint Julie (in French)

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