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Auriac, Aude

Coordinates: 42°55′56″N 2°29′34″E / 42.9322°N 2.4928°E / 42.9322; 2.4928
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Auriac
The road into Auriac
The road into Auriac
Coat of arms of Auriac
Location of Auriac
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Auriac is located in France
Auriac
Auriac
Auriac is located in Occitanie
Auriac
Auriac
Coordinates: 42°55′56″N 2°29′34″E / 42.9322°N 2.4928°E / 42.9322; 2.4928
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementNarbonne
CantonLes Corbières
IntercommunalityCC Région Lézignanaise Corbières Minervois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bernard Sutra[1]
Area
1
20.93 km2 (8.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
34
 • Density1.6/km2 (4.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
11020 /11330
Elevation356–907 m (1,168–2,976 ft)
(avg. 568 m or 1,864 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Auriac (French pronunciation: [oʁjak] ) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.

Geography

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The Col de Redoulade

The commune is located in the Corbières Massif some 35 km south-east of Limoux and 15 km east of Arques. Access to the commune is by the D212 road which branches from the D613 west of Mouthoumet and goes south through the commune by a tortuous route then continues south to join the D10 north-east of Soulatgé. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Savugnan in the south-west and La Grave north of the village. The whole of the commune is rugged and heavily forested.[3]

Many streams rise all over the commune and flow northwards to join the Orbieu which flows through the commune from south-west to north to eventually join the Aude near Raissac-d'Aude.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Heraldry

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Arms of Auriac
Arms of Auriac
The official status of the blazon remains to be determined.

Blazon:
Argent, a fesse fusilly of Azure and Argent.



Administration

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List of Successive Mayors[4]

From To Name
2001 2014 Yvette Fabre
2014 2020 Jean Simon
2020 2026 Bernard Sutra

Demography

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The inhabitants of the commune are known as Auriacois or Auriacoises in French.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 240—    
1800 240+0.00%
1806 229−0.78%
1821 271+1.13%
1831 277+0.22%
1836 239−2.91%
1841 249+0.82%
1846 209−3.44%
1851 244+3.15%
1856 259+1.20%
1861 247−0.94%
1866 224−1.94%
1872 216−0.60%
1876 214−0.23%
1881 216+0.19%
1886 253+3.21%
1891 177−6.90%
1896 182+0.56%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 149−3.92%
1906 161+1.56%
1911 146−1.94%
1921 103−3.43%
1926 103+0.00%
1931 118+2.76%
1936 114−0.69%
1946 79−3.60%
1954 78−0.16%
1962 73−0.82%
1968 37−10.71%
1975 28−3.90%
1982 25−1.61%
1990 29+1.87%
1999 35+2.11%
2007 39+1.36%
2012 33−3.29%
2017 43+5.44%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7]

Culture and heritage

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Ruins of the Chateau

Civil heritage

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The commune has one building that is registered as an historical monument:

  • The Ruins of a Chateau (11th century)[8]

Religious heritage

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The commune has one religious building that is registered as an historical monument:

  • The Chapel of Saint-André (12th century)[9] The Church contains one item that is registered as an historical object:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Google Maps
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. ^ Le nom des habitants du 11 - Aude, habitants.fr
  6. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Auriac, EHESS (in French).
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00102545 Ruins of a Chateau (in French)
  9. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00102544 Chapel of Saint-André (in French)
  10. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002132 Cope and Chasuble (in French)
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