Alaigne
Alaigne | |
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![]() The church in 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)[1] | 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
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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:
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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 |
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1906 | 1912 | Urbain Frontil | Consul General | |
2001 | Current | Jean Périllou |
(Not all data is known)
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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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:
- The Parish Church of Saint-Pierre es Liens contains a number of items that are registered as historical objects:
See also
External links
- Alaigne on the National Geographic Institute website
- Alaigne on Lion1906
- Alaigne on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Alaigne on the 1750 Cassini Map
Notes and references
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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)