Albières
Albières | |
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Coordinates: 42°56′52″N 2°28′43″E / 42.9478°N 2.4786°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Aude |
Arrondissement | Narbonne |
Canton | Les Corbières |
Intercommunality | Région Lézignanaise Corbières Minervois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Jacques Villefranque |
Area 1 | 17.25 km2 (6.66 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | 113 |
• Density | 6.6/km2 (17/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 11007 /11330 |
Elevation | 371–823 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 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
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
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Blazon: Or, fess fusilly in gules and Or.
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Administration
List of Successive Mayors of Albières[3]
From | To | Name | |
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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 |
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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]
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Sites and Monuments
- 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
External links
- Albières on Lion1906
- Albières on Google Maps
- Albières on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Template:Fr icon
- Albieres on the 1750 Cassini Map
- Albières on the INSEE website Template:Fr icon
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Notes and references
Notes
- ^ At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 [1] Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, 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
- ^ Inhabitants of Aude Template:Fr icon
- ^ a b Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France Template:Fr icon
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11000592 Painting: The Assumption Template:Fr icon
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002502 Group Sculpture: Virgin of Pity Template:Fr icon
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