Commune in Occitanie, France
Commune in Occitania, France
Armissan (French pronunciation:
[aʁmisɑ̃]
ⓘ ;
Occitan : Armissan ) is a
commune in the
Aude
department in the
Occitanie region of southern
France .
Geography
Armissan is part of the urban area of
Narbonne and is located just 2 km east of the city immediately south of
Vinassan and inside the Regional Natural Park of Narbonne. Access to the commune is by road D68 from Narbonne passing through the town and continuing south-east to join the D168 to
Narbonne-Plage at the southern border of the commune. The D168 from Narbonne to Narbonne-Plage also passes through the south of the commune. There is also the D31 going south from Vinasson through the west of the commune to join the D32. The
A9 autoroute passes through the west of the commune but has no exit - the nearest exit is Exit 37 at Narbonne. The commune has large forests in the south-west and in the north with the rest of the commune farmland.
[3]
The Ruisseau Mayral with many tributaries flows through the village west to join a network of canals west of the A9.
History
Heraldry
Arms of Armissan
Blazon:
Ermine, in fesse fusilly Or and Azure.
Administration
List of Successive Mayors
[4]
From
To
Name
2001
2020
Gérard Kerfyser
2020
2026
José Frere
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Armissannais or Armissannaises in French.
[5]
Historical population Year
Pop.
±% p.a. 1793 281 — 1800 472 +7.69% 1806 418 −2.00% 1821 443 +0.39% 1831 439 −0.09% 1836 493 +2.35% 1841 511 +0.72% 1846 520 +0.35% 1851 526 +0.23% 1856 545 +0.71% 1861 582 +1.32% 1866 685 +3.31% 1872 633 −1.31% 1876 725 +3.45% 1881 905 +4.54% 1886 921 +0.35% 1891 917 −0.09% 1896 873 −0.98%
Year
Pop.
±% p.a. 1901 905 +0.72% 1906 859 −1.04% 1911 796 −1.51% 1921 804 +0.10% 1926 846 +1.02% 1931 851 +0.12% 1936 738 −2.81% 1946 576 −2.45% 1954 609 +0.70% 1962 636 +0.54% 1968 713 +1.92% 1975 687 −0.53% 1982 935 +4.50% 1990 1,252 +3.72% 1999 1,211 −0.37% 2007 1,506 +2.76% 2012 1,547 +0.54% 2017 1,520 −0.35%
Source: EHESS
[6] and INSEE
[7]
Economy
The commune is part of the Languedoc AOC.
Sites and monuments
Remain of Saint Peter's church
The Remains of the Church of Saint Peter (
Middle Ages )
are registered as an historical monument.
[8]
The Chateau of Armissan
The War Memorial (20th century)
is registered as an historical object.
[9]
The Church of Saint-Etienne contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
The Tombstone of René de Chefdebien (1615)
[10]
Statues (18th-19th century)
[11]
An Altar Painting: Saints Pierre and Etienne (17th century)
[12]
A box for holy oils (1684)
[13]
A
Ciborium (1654)
[14]
A
Ciborium (17th century)
[15]
A Bronze Bell (1732)
[16]
A Sacristy Washbasin (15th century)
[17]
A Statue/
Reliquary : Saint Roch (18th century)
[18]
4 Altar Candlesticks and a Cross (17th century)
[19]
6 Altar Candlesticks and a Cross (17th century)
[20]
See also
References
^
"Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^
"Populations légales 2021" .
The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies . 28 December 2023.
^
Google Maps
^
List of Mayors of France (in French)
^
Le nom des habitants du 11 - Aude , habitants.fr
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui :
Commune data sheet Armissan ,
EHESS (in French) .
^
Population en historique depuis 1968 , INSEE
^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
PA00102538 Remains of the Church of Saint Peter (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy
IM11000051 War Memorial (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy
IM11002131 Tombstone of René de Chefdebien (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy
PM11001710 Christ on the Cross
PM11001709 Saint Francis of Assisi
PM11001708 Saint Etienne
PM11001707 Saint Roch
PM11001706 Saint Joseph
PM11002735 Saint Germaine de Pibrac (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy
PM11001705 Altar Painting: Saints Pierre and Etienne (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy
PM11001704 Box for holy oils (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy
PM11001695 Ciborium (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy
PM11001694 Ciborium (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy
PM11001693 Bronze Bell (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy
PM11002595 Sacristy Washbasin (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy
PM11002594 Statue/Reliquary: Saint Roch (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy
PM11002593 4 Altar Candlesticks and a Cross (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy
PM11002592 6 Altar Candlesticks and a Cross (in French)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Armissan .
Places adjacent to Armissan