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Arvigna
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Arvigna
Coat of arms
Location of Arvigna
Map
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAriège
ArrondissementPamiers
CantonPamiers-Est
IntercommunalityPays de Pamiers
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2020) Jean-François Naudi
Area
1
8.6 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
215
 • Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
09022 /09100
Elevation279–490 m (915–1,608 ft)
(avg. 650 m or 2,130 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Arvigna is a French commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arvignais or Arvignaises.[1]

Geography

Arvigna is a commune in the Pre-Pyrenees located some 11 km south-east of Pamiers and 12 km west by south-west of Mirepoix. Access to the commune is by the D12 road from Vira in the south-west passing through the commune east of the village and continuing to join the D119 north of the commune. There are extensive forests in the commune covering about 40% of the land area with the rest farmland.[2]

The Douctouyre river flows along the edge of the forests in the north-east of the commune from south-east to north and it continues north to join the Hers near Vals. Four streams rise in the commune and flow north-east to join the Douctouyre in the commune - the Ruisseau de Lafage, the Ruisseau de Truffet, an unnamed stream, and the Ruisseau de Minguet. The western border is delineated by an unnamed stream which flows north to join Le Canal south of Saint-Amadou.[2]

Places and Hamlets

The population is mostly split between four hamlets (Languit, Menet, Roubichou, les Bordes) which are scattered around the Town hall and the school. The church is on the slopes of Cantegril hill above Arvigna village. There are eight other hamlets in the commune:[3]

  • Le Castel
  • Marty
  • Minguet
  • Monge
  • Peres
  • Le Pioy
  • La Rose
  • Le Soula
  • En Terraine

Neighbouring communes and villages[2]

Heraldry

Arms of Arvigna
Arms of Arvigna
 Blazon:

Or, 3 chevrons of Sable debruised by a castle Gules towered at centre turreted port open, windowed and masoned in Sable, bordure in Vert.



Administration

List of Successive Mayors[4]

From To Name Party Position
1965 1977 Georges Chaubet SE
1977 1987 Pierre Naudi SE Farmer
1987 1995 André Jalibert SE Farmer
1995 2008 Jacques Mirouse PS Retired
2008 2020 Jean-François Naudi SE Farmer

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2010 the commune had 215 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes 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

Population of Arvigna

Sites and Monuments

There are four structures registered as historical monuments in Arvigna. These are:

  • War memorial (20th century).[5] This memorial is located inside the walls of the church.
  • Funeral Chapel of the Barrière family (19th century)[6]
  • Wayside Cross at Roubichou (1813)[7]
  • Parish Church of Saint-Vincent and Saint-Martial (14th century).[8]

The Church of Saint-Vincent and Saint-Martial contains many items that have been registered as historical objects. These are:

  • Funeral Cross of Father Louis Richard (20th century)[9]
  • Cemetery Cross (19th century)[10]
  • The surroundings of the war memorial including the large statues of Saint Joan of Arc and Saint Germaine of Pibrac with their Corbels (20th century)[11]
  • 2 Altar Towers (19th century)[12]
  • Cape and Cloth of Gold (19th century)[13]
  • 4 sides of the processional dais (19th century)[14]
  • Exhibition veil of the sacremental saint: IHS (19th century)[15]
  • Processional banner: Baby Jesus blessing the world (19th century)[16]
  • Baptismal fonts and a sculpture of the baptism of Christ (19th century)[17]
  • Secondary Altar of the Virgin, Altar tombstone, Altar seating, Tabernacle, and small statue: Virgin of the Sacred Heart (19th century)[18]
  • Harmonium (19th-20th century)[19]
  • Main Altar, Altar tombstone, Altar seating, and Tabernacle (19th century)[20]
  • Collection plate (17th century)[21]
  • Stoup: 3 anthropomorphic heads (17th century)[22]
  • Stoup (on a footing) (17th century)[23]
  • Family pew (19th century)[24]
  • Sacristy furniture (17th century)[25]
  • 4 Funeral candlesticks (19th century)[26]
  • Altar Cross: Christ on the cross (17th century)[27]
  • Chalice with its Paten (20th century)[28]
  • Solar Monstrance (19th century)[29]
  • Mortuary cloth: with deaths-heads insignia (19th century)[30]
  • Mortuary cloth (19th century)[31]
  • Aube (19th century)[32]
  • Paddle: IHS (19th century)[33]
  • Paddle: IHS (18th century)[34]
  • Statuette: Virgin and child (18th century)[35]
  • Pair of paintings: Saint Vincent and Saint Martial (19th century)[36]
  • Altar table with its frame: Calvary St. Peter and St. Martial (17th century)[37]
  • 4 Stained glass windows (19th century)[38]
  • The Church furniture[39]
  • 4 paintings on the processional dais (19th century)[40]
  • War memorial
    War memorial
  • The Church of Arvigna painted by R. Labitrie (1983)
    The Church of Arvigna painted by R. Labitrie (1983)
  • The fortified Church
    The fortified Church
  • The Bell tower of the church
    The Bell tower of the church

Local life, tourism and associations

Local life

School: an inter-communal educational grouping (RPI) for the Douctouyre Valley groups together the communes of Arvigna, Calzan, Vira, [Dun], Lieurac, and Carla-de-Roquefort. Five classes are open, including one at Arvigna with a canteen service and a CLAE. There is a leisure centre that operates on Wednesdays and during the holidays at Dun.

Tourism

There are two rural Gîtes (apartments), a Hiking or Mountain bike trail 7 km long trail which is an Earth Society (maquisards and guerrillas) path starting from the hamlet of Minguet to the site of a former Cathar castle (not restored).

Associations

The Festival Committee of Arvigna
  • The Festival Committee organises various annual events, local festivals and fireworks. It includes many people from the commune and elsewhere, young and old.
  • Hunting Association
  • Walking group: Les Caminaïres

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, the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" allows, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For communes with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these communes 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 Ariège Template:Fr icon
  2. ^ a b c Google Maps
  3. ^ Géoportail, IGN Template:Fr icon
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France Template:Fr icon
  5. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA09000072 War memorial Template:Fr icon
  6. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA09000186 Funeral Chapel of the Barrière family Template:Fr icon
  7. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09001045 Wayside cross at Roubichou Template:Fr icon
  8. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA09000052 Church of Saint-Vincent and Saint-Martial Template:Fr icon
  9. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000940 Funeral Cross of Father Louis Richard Template:Fr icon
  10. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000853 Cemetery Cross Template:Fr icon
  11. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000922 Surroundings of the war memorial Template:Fr icon
  12. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000852 2 Altar Towers Template:Fr icon
  13. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000779 Cape and Cloth of Gold Template:Fr icon
  14. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000778 4 sides of the processional dais Template:Fr icon
  15. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000777 Exhibition veil of the sacremental saint Template:Fr icon
  16. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000776 Processional banner: Baby Jesus blessing the world Template:Fr icon
  17. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000775 Baptismal fonts and a sculpture of the baptism of Christ Template:Fr icon
  18. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000774 Secondary Altar of the Virgin, Altar tombstone, Altar seating, Tabernacle, and small statue: Virgin of the Sacred Heart Template:Fr icon
  19. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000773 Harmonium Template:Fr icon
  20. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000772 Main Altar, Altar tombstone, Altar seating, and Tabernacle Template:Fr icon
  21. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000771 Collection plate Template:Fr icon
  22. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000770 Stoup: 3 anthropomorphic heads Template:Fr icon
  23. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000769 Stoup (on a footing) Template:Fr icon
  24. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000768 Family pew Template:Fr icon
  25. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000767 Sacristy furniture Template:Fr icon
  26. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000766 4 Funeral Candlesticks Template:Fr icon
  27. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000765 Altar Cross: Christ on the cross Template:Fr icon
  28. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000764 Chalice with its Paten Template:Fr icon
  29. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000763 Solar Monstrance Template:Fr icon
  30. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000762 Mortuary cloth: with deaths-heads insignia Template:Fr icon
  31. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000761 Mortuary cloth Template:Fr icon
  32. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000760 Aube Template:Fr icon
  33. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000759 Paddle: IHS Template:Fr icon
  34. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000758 Paddle: IHS Template:Fr icon
  35. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000757 Statuette: Virgin and child Template:Fr icon
  36. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000756 Pair of paintings: Saint Vincent and Saint Martial Template:Fr icon
  37. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000755 Altar table with its frame: Calvary St. Peter and St. Martial Template:Fr icon
  38. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000754 4 Stained glass windows Template:Fr icon
  39. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000753 Church furniture Template:Fr icon
  40. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM09000875 4 paintings on the processional dais Template:Fr icon
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