Auriac, Aude

Auriac
Commune
The road into AuriacThe road into Auriac
Coat of arms of AuriacCoat of arms
Location of Auriac Map
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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
Area120.93 km2 (8.08 sq mi)
Population (2021)34
 • Density1.6/km2 (4.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code11020 /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: ) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.

Geography

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.

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.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Heraldry

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

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



Administration

List of Successive Mayors

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

Demography

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

Culture and heritage

Ruins of the Chateau

Civil heritage

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

Religious heritage

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

See also

References

  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". 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)

External links

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