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Albières
Coat of arms of Albières
Coat of arms
Location of Albières
Map
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementCarcassonne
CantonMouthoumet
IntercommunalityRégion Lézignanaise, Corbières et Minervois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2020) Jacques Villefranque
Area
1
17.25 km2 (6.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
98
 • Density5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
11007 /11330
Elevation371–823 m (1,217–2,700 ft)
(avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Albières is a French commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Albiérois or Albiéroises[1]

Geography

An Albières street

Albières is a remote commune high in the mountains some 40 km south by south-east of Carcassonne and 40 km west by south west of Port-la-Nouvelle in a direct line. The road distance is substantially more. The D129 road running north-west from Pont d'Orbieau forms the north-eastern border of the commune but to enter the commune the D613 road branches off this road heading south-west to the village of Albières. The D613 continues west through the commune to Arques and is the only access route to the commune. There is quite an extensive network of small mountain roads in the commune. The commune is mountainous with alpine vegetation, no farming areas, and some forested areas.

There are many streams flowing through the commune with the Ruisseau d'Albières flowing through the village and north, joined by several other streams and joining L'Orbieu river which flows northwards to join the Aude near Saint-Nazaire-d'Aude.[2]

Neighbouring communes and towns[2]

Heraldry

Arms of Albières
Arms of Albières
 Blazon:

Or, fess fusilly in gules and Or.



Administration

Albières Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors of Albières[3]

Mayors from the French Revolution to 1938
From To Name
1791 1791 Blaise Calmont
1792 1793 Jean-Pierre Alquier
1794 1796 Jean-Pierre Villefranque
1797 1797 Barthélémy Alquier
1798 1798 Jean Villefranque
1799 1800 Amiel
1801 1802 Villefranque
1803 1804 Jean-Pierre Villefranque
1805 1805 Amiel
1806 1820 Magna
1821 1830 Féréol Malet
1831 1831 Jacques Auriol
1832 1838 Villefranque
1839 1846 Amiel
1847 1848 Pierre Villefranque
1849 1855 Amiel
1856 1856 Roques
1857 1862 Barthélémy Amiel
1863 1864 Joseph Roques
1865 1870 Jean-Baptiste Bascou
1870 1878 François Laffon
1878 1880 Célestin Villefranque
1881 1884 Etienne Azais
1885 1886 Jean-Baptiste Bascou
1887 1887 Martin Burgat
1887 1891 Auguste Malet
1892 1897 Constantin Guichou
1898 1903 Antoine Auriol
1904 1912 Léon Burgat
1912 1914 Raynaud
1914 1918 François Azais
1918 1918 Jean Raynaud
1919 1938 Ernest Rougé
Mayors from 1938
From To Name Party Position
1938 1955 Bertin Pistre
1955 1971 Arthème Moulins
1971 1983 Léon Pistre
1983 1995 Marcel Floutie
1995 2014 Jacques Villefranque PS

Demography

In 2010, the commune had 98 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the town since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.[Note 1]

Template:Table Population Town

Albières Lavoir (Public Laundry)
Population of Albières

Sites and Monuments

Albières Church
  • Ruins of a Medieval Castle and enclosure (castrum) of the old village
  • The Church of Saint Martin from the 17th century contains a Painting: the Assumption[4] which is registered as an historical object.
  • The Oratory of Notre-Dame des Douleurs contains a Group Sculpture: Virgin of Pity[5] which is registered as an historical object.

Notable People linked to the commune

  • Raymond Busquet whose paternal family is from Albières and neighbouring villages

Associations

  • The ACCA of Albières: Boar Hunting
  • The Paradis club: Club of the Third Age of Albières
  • The Committee of festivals of Albières

Events

  • A Local Festival around 14 July (organized by the Festival Committee)
  • The Festival of Albières of World Music at the end of July
  • The Bal-musette in late August (organized by the Paradis Club)
  • A Theatre during the All Saints' Day holidays

See also

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 [1], the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" which allow, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For municipalities with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these municipalities is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References

  1. ^ Inhabitants of Aude Template:Fr icon
  2. ^ a b Google Maps
  3. ^ List of Mayors of France Template:Fr icon
  4. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11000592 Painting: The Assumption Template:Fr icon
  5. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002502 Group Sculpture: Virgin of Pity Template:Fr icon
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