Alaigne | |
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Coordinates: 43°06′08″N 2°05′30″E / 43.1022°N 2.0917°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Aude |
Arrondissement | Limoux |
Canton | La Piège au Razès |
Intercommunality | Limouxin |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean Périllou [1] |
Area 1 | 13.86 km2 (5.35 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 332 |
• Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
11004 /11240 |
Elevation | 244–444 m (801–1,457 ft) (avg. 330 m or 1,080 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Alaigne (French pronunciation: [alɛɲ] ; Occitan: Alanha) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
The commune is located some 10 km north-west of Limoux and 20 km east of Mirepoix. A number of district roads all converge on the village of Alaigne: the D102 south from Belvèze-du-Razès, the D702 west from Routier, the D102 north-west from Limoux, and the D52 which comes east from Bellegarde-du-Razès then continues south to Villelongue-d'Aude. [3]
The village itself is a traditional Circulade located in the historical region of Razès.
Located in the AOP Malepere wine growing area, the commune is mostly vineyards and farmland for wheat, rape and sunflowers with a few scattered forests. There are no villages or hamlets other than Alaigne.
This is the arms of the last Archbishop of Narbonne,
Arthur Richard Dillon.
The communes of Bize-Minervois, Gruissan, Pieusse, and Routier which were also strongholds of the Archbishop of Narbonne have the same arms. Blazon:
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Before the Revolution, Alaigne was a part of Pieusse and Routier was a barony of the Archbishop of Narbonne. [5]
List of Successive Mayors of Alaigne [6]
From | To | Name | Party | Position |
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1906 | 1912 | Urbain Frontil | General Councillor | |
2001 | 2026 | Jean Périllou |
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Alaignois or Alaignoises in French. [7]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 385 | — |
1975 | 366 | −0.72% |
1982 | 330 | −1.47% |
1990 | 290 | −1.60% |
1999 | 300 | +0.38% |
2007 | 337 | +1.46% |
2012 | 343 | +0.35% |
2017 | 326 | −1.01% |
Source: INSEE [8] |