Alaigne

Alaigne
Alaigne
Commune
	The church in Alaigne
	Coat of arms
	Alaigne Alaigne
	Coordinates: 43°06′08″N 2°05′30″E / 43.1022°N 2.0917°ECoordinates: 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
Area 1	13.86 km2 (5.35 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] (listen); Occitan: Alanha) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Alaignois or Alaignoises^[2]

Geography

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.

Neighbouring communes and towns

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Heraldry

	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: Argent, a lion passant of gules between three crescents 2 and 1 the same.^[4]

History

Before the Revolution, Alaigne was a part of Pieusse and Routier was a barony of the Archbishop of Narbonne.^[5]

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Alaigne^[6]

From	To	Name	Party	Position
1906	1912	Urbain Frontil		General Councillor
2001	2026	Jean Périllou

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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^[7]

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The Porte de Papi Fortified door (15th century) is registered as an historical monument.^[8]

Religious heritage

The Cemetery contains a number of items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Funeral Stèle (1668)^[9]
- A Funeral Stèle (16th century)^[10]
- A Funeral Stèle (17th century)^[11]
- 2 Funeral Stèles (16th century)^[12]
The Parish Church of Saint-Pierre es Liens contains a number of items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Chalice with Paten (18th century)^[13]
- A Chalice with Paten (1798 & 1809)^[14]
- 2 Stoups (18th century)^[15]
- The facing of the Altar and the communion table (18th century)^[16]
- A Reliquary Cross of Saint Julie (17th century)^[17]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ Inhabitants of Aude (in French)
^ ^a ^b Google Maps
^ Arms of the State of Languedoc, editor Jacques Vincent, by Denis-François Gastelier de La Tour, 1767, Paris, 248 pages (in French)
^ Topographic Dictionary of the départment of Aude, Imprimerie nationale, Abbot Antoine Sabarthès, 1912, Paris, p. 313.
^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00102510 Porte de Papi Fortified door (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002570 Funeral Stèle (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002569 Funeral Stèle (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002568 Funeral Stèle (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002567 2 Funeral Stèles (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002572 Chalice with Paten (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002571 Chalice with Paten (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002566 2 Stoups (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002565 Facing of the Altar and the communion table (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002579 Reliquary Cross of Saint Julie (in French)

External links

Alaigne on the National Geographic Institute website
Alaigne on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
Alaigne on the 1750 Cassini Map

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.

[2] Inhabitants of Aude (in French)

[Google-3] Google Maps

[4] Arms of the State of Languedoc, editor Jacques Vincent, by Denis-François Gastelier de La Tour, 1767, Paris, 248 pages (in French)

[5] Topographic Dictionary of the départment of Aude, Imprimerie nationale, Abbot Antoine Sabarthès, 1912, Paris, p. 313.

[6] List of Mayors of France (in French)

[pophist-7] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

[8] Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00102510 Porte de Papi Fortified door (in French)

[9] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002570 Funeral Stèle (in French)

[10] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002569 Funeral Stèle (in French)

[11] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002568 Funeral Stèle (in French)

[12] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002567 2 Funeral Stèles (in French)

[13] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002572 Chalice with Paten (in French)

[14] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002571 Chalice with Paten (in French)

[15] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002566 2 Stoups (in French)

[16] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002565 Facing of the Altar and the communion table (in French)

[17] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM11002579 Reliquary Cross of Saint Julie (in French)

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